Automate SAP Integration Tasks from PowerShell

The CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP is a standard ADO.NET Provider that make it easy to accomplish data cleansing, normalization, backup, and other integration tasks by enabling real-time access to SAP.

Getting Started

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ADO.NET Provider

The ADO.NET Provider provides a SQL interface for SAP; this tutorial shows how to use the Provider to retrieve SAP data.

Once you have acquired the necessary connection properties, accessing SAP data in PowerShell can be enabled in three steps.

You can connect to SAP systems using either librfc32.dll, librfc32u.dll, NetWeaver, or Web Services (SOAP). Set the ConnectionType connection property to CLASSIC (librfc32.dll), CLASSIC_UNICODE (librfc32u.dll), NETWEAVER, or SOAP.

If you are using the SOAP interface, set the Client, RFCUrl, SystemNumber, User, and Password properties, under the Authentication section.

Otherwise, set Host, User, Password, Client, and SystemNumber.

Note: We do not distribute the librfc32.dll or other SAP assemblies. You must find them from your SAP installation and install them on your machine.

For more information, see this guide on obtaining the connection properties needed to connect to any SAP system.

1. Load the provider's assembly:

   
   [Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\Program Files\CData\CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP\lib\System.Data.CData.SAPERP.dll")
       

2. Connect to SAP:

    
   $conn= New-Object System.Data.CData.SAPERP.SAPERPConnection("Host=sap.mydomain.com;User=EXT90033;Password=xxx;Client=800;System Number=09;ConnectionType=Classic;Location=C:/mysapschemafolder;")
   $conn.Open()
   

3. Instantiate the SAPERPDataAdapter, execute an SQL query, and output the results:

   
   $sql="SELECT MANDT, MBRSH from MARA"
   
   $da= New-Object System.Data.CData.SAPERP.SAPERPDataAdapter($sql, $conn)
   $dt= New-Object System.Data.DataTable
   $da.Fill($dt)
   
   $dt.Rows | foreach {
   	Write-Host $_.mandt $_.mbrsh
   }