The CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP ByDesign implements the SAPByDesignProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to SAP ByDesign through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with SAPByDesignProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the SAPByDesignProviderFactory class to create objects like SAPByDesignConnection, SAPByDesignCommand, and SAPByDesignDataAdapter in a generic way.

Register and Configure DbConnections

Register the provider to the configuration context and define the DbProviderFactory and DbConnection objects. See Creating DbConnections for a guide.

Querying Using DbCommands

Executing DbCommands describes how to use an existing DbProviderFactory and DbConnection object to execute queries to SAP ByDesign.