There are two types of methods to connect SAP systems
- SAP Application layer.
- SAP DB layer.
Environment:
QlikView
Qlik SAP Connectors
Qlik Cloud
Qlik Sense Desktop
SAP Application Layer connectivity:
To connect SAP application layer, we have Qlik SAP connector with different types of connectors based on the object type.
SaaS editions of Qlik Sense
The connectors available for SaaS editions of Qlik Sense are:
- SAP BW Connector
- SAP SQL Connector
Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
The connectors available for Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows are:
- SAP BW Connector
- SAP Extractor Connector
- SAP BAPI Connector
- SAP SQL Connector
- SAP BEx Connector
- SAP InfoProvider Connector
QlikView
The connectors available for QlikView are:
- SAP BAPI Connector
- SAP BEx Connector
- SAP DSO Connector
- SAP Extractor Connector
- SAP InfoProvider Connector
- SAP OLAP Connector
- SAP Query Connector
- SAP Report Connector
- SAP SQL Connector
Refer to the help portal for more information: SAP Connector configuration
SAP DB layer connectivity:
Qlik doesn’t have any connector to connect DB layer. Alternative option is HANA ODBC driver provided by SAP. The attached document provides a technical overview of the connectivity between SAP HANA and QlikView or Qlik sense.
