Enabling SSIS in Visual Studio 2022

If you're using Visual Studio 2022, you will need to install the SQL Server Integration Services Projects extension to use SSIS.

1. Navigate to Extensions > Manage Extensions.
2. In the Manage Extensions window's search box, search for "SQL Server Integration Services Projects 2022" and select the extension in the list.
3. Click Download.
4. Close Visual Studio and run the downloaded Microsoft.DataTools.IntegrationServices.exe installer. Proceed through the installer with default settings.
5. Open Visual Studio. There should now be an "Integration Services Project" project template available.

Adding the SAP ERP Connection Manager

Create a new connection manager as follows:

1. Create a Visual Studio project with the "Integration Services Project" template.
2. In the project, right-click within the Connection Managers window and select New Connection from the menu.
3. In the Description column, select CData SAP ERP Connection Manager and click Add...
4. Configure the component as described in the next section.

Alternatively, if you have an existing project and CData SAP ERP Source or CData SAP ERP Destination:

1. Right-click your CData SAP ERP source or destination component in your data flow
2. Select Edit... to open an editor window.
3. Click the New... button next to the Connection manager: dropdown selector to create a connection manager.
4. Configure the component as described in the next section.

Connecting with the RFC APIs

The CData SSIS Components for SAP ERP uses the SAP RFC interface to connect to an SAP system. The ConnectionType specifies the RFC API you want to use to connect.

You must obtain the SAP libraries corresponding to your RFC API to connect.

Connect Using the Classic RFC SDK

To use the Classic RFC SDK without Unicode support provided with the library librfc32.dll, set ConnectionType to Classic. Place the assembly in a location where it will be accessible at run time, such as system32 or the bin folder in your installation directory.

Connect Using the Classic RFC SDK with Unicode Support

To use the Classic RFC SDK with Unicode support, set ConnectionType to Classic_Unicode.

Place the following assemblies in a location where they are accessible at run time, such as system32 or the bin folder in your installation directory.

• librfc32u.dll
• icudt34.dll
• icuin34.dll
• icuuc34.dll

Connect Using the NetWeaver RFC SDK

Prior to connecting, you must have a valid S-User Id and be able to access the SAP software downloading site. You also must be able to download the SAP content from the SAP portal. To download the necessary SDK, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to https://me.sap.com/softwarecenter.
2. On the "Downloads" page, search for sap nw rfc.
3. Click SAP NW FRC SDK 7.50.
4. Select the platform you use and then download.

To use the NetWeaver RFC SDK, set ConnectionType to NetWeaver.

Place the following assemblies in a location where they will be accessible at run time, such as system32 or the bin folder in your installation directory.

• sapnwrfc.dll
• icudt34.dll
• icuin34.dll
• icuuc34.dll
• libicudecnumber.dll
• libsapucum.dll

Connect Using SOAP Interface and RFC URL

To connect using the SOAP interface, set the following:

• ConnectionType: Set this to Soap.
• RFCUrl: Set this to the SOAP URL of your SAP system.

The SOAP service must be enabled in your SAP system for this type of connection to work properly.

Required RFCs

The RFCs used by the CData SSIS Components for SAP ERP are listed as follows. If any listed below are not available, some or all functionality may not work. T-Code SE37 may be used to view available function modules in SAP.

• DDIF_FIELDINFO_GET
• RFC_GET_FUNCTION_INTERFACE
• RFC_GET_STRUCTURE_DEFINITION
• RFC_GET_SYSTEM_INFO
• RFC_GET_UNICODE_STRUCTURE
• RFC_READ_TABLE
• SLDAG_CHECK_FOR_UNICODE

Connecting to SAP ERP

Set the following to connect:

• Host: The host name of the target system. Host names can be regular host names defined in a hosts file, an IP address like 123.123.123.123, or an SAProuter address such as "/H/hostname/S/port/H/host/S/port/ ..."
• User: The user that is authenticating to the SAP system.
• Password: The password used to authenticate to the SAP system.
• Client: The client authenticating to the SAP system.
• SystemNumber: The number by which the target system is defined.
• Language: The ISO 639-1 language code you use to log into SAP ERP. The default is "EN".

To connect to a machine different from the Host machine, substitute Host with the following:

• GatewayHost: The gateway host you wish to connect to. If not specified, the provider will attempt to connect to the SAP system specified by Host.
• GatewayService: The gateway service you wish to connect to. If not specified, the SAP system will use the default "sapgw##" where the "##" is the SystemNumber.

To connect to a distributed system or systems with other configurations, see Fine-Tuning Data Access.

Certificates

In addition to User and Password, the CData SSIS Components for SAP ERP also supports certificate authentication. To use certificate authentication, set the X509Certificate connection property to either point to a file that contains an X509 certificate in PEM format, or the PEM blob directly used for authentication during SAP Logon. In addition to setting X509Certificate, you will need to specify the appropriate SNC connection properties. The SNC connection properties are described under Fine-Tuning Data Access.