ADO.NET Provider for SAP ERP

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Miscellaneous

This section provides a complete list of the Miscellaneous properties you can configure in the connection string for this provider.


PropertyDescription
SAPEditionThe edition of SAP being used. Set either SAP cloud or SAP OnPremise.
BAPINameSeparatorA separator for concatenating table and column names when the output of the stored procedure contains a table type parameter.
BatchSizeSpecifies the maximum number of rows included in each batch operation. Set to 0 to submit the entire batch as a single request.
CharsetThe system code page used for Unicode to multibyte translations.
CheckDecimalNotationA boolean indicating if you need to use the Decimal Notation of the SAP user profile to format the decimal data.
ConnectionLifeTimeSpecifies the maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. When the specified time elapses, the provider closes the connection. Set to 0 or leave empty for no time limit.
DestinationReference to an existing destination that is specified in a local saprfc.ini or sapnwrfc.ini file.
EndianTypeThe endian type for the SAP server. Enter either Big or Little.
GatewayHostThe gateway host you wish to connect to.
GatewayServiceThe gateway service you wish to connect to.
GenerateSchemaFilesDetermines how schema files should be generated.
InitialValueModeHow to treat initial values in SAP.
LanguageThe language value to be used when connecting to the SAP system.
LocationA path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures to work with your chosen data source. This must be set in order to add new tables to provider.
MapNUMCToVarcharSpecifies whether to map the SAP NUMC and ACCP type to number or varchar types.
MapRAWToVarcharIf True, the provider maps the SAP RAW and LRAW types to Varchar type. If False, the provider maps RAW and LRAW types to Binary type.
MaxRowsSpecifies the maximum rows returned for queries without aggregation or GROUP BY.
OtherSpecifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases. These are not required for typical provider functionality. Use a semicolon-separated list to define multiple properties.
PagesizeThe number of results to return per page from SAP. Only used for SAP tables.
PoolIdleTimeoutSpecifies the maximum idle time, in seconds, that a connection can remain in the pool before being closed.
PoolMaxSizeSpecifies the maximum number of connections allowed in the connection pool. The default value is 100. Set to 0 or a negative value to disable pooling.
PoolMinSizeSpecifies the minimum number of connections maintained in the connection pool. The default value is 1.
PoolWaitTimeSpecifies the maximum number of seconds a connection request waits for an available connection in the pool. If the wait exceeds this time, an error is returned. The default is 60 seconds.
PseudoColumnsSpecifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns. Use the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. The default is an empty string, which disables this property.
QueryModeDetermines which SAP queries will be displayed as views, if any.
ReadTableDelimiterThe delimiter is submitted to the ReadTableFunction .
ReadTableFunctionThe function to use for reading table data.
RTKSpecifies the runtime key for licensing the provider. If unset or invalid, the provider defaults to the standard licensing method. Use this property only in environments where the standard licensing method is unsupported or requires a runtime key.
StoredProcedureFilterA filter indicating which function modules to report as stored procedures.
SupportServerSideCountDetermines if the count function of the simple query is executed in the SAP server. For example, select count(*) from ADRC.
TableModeDetermines which SAP tables will be displayed as views if any.
TimeoutSpecifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. The default is 60 seconds. Set to 0 to disable the timeout.
TrimStringsA boolean indicating if varchar columns should be trimmed or not.
UseConnectionPoolingEnables the connection pooling feature, which allows the provider to reuse existing connections instead of creating new ones for each request.
UseInternalNamesSpecifies the whether to use the internalName of columns.
UseLabelsSet this property to determine if labels should be used for table and column names.
UserDefinedViewsSpecifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file defining custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file.
UseSimpleNamesBoolean determining if simple names should be used for tables and columns.
UseUnicodeRFCA boolean indicating if you want to use RFC_GET_UNICODE_STRUCTURE to get structure information.
WhitespaceToNullIndicates whether to read the empty value as original value or as null.

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