Define a New SAP System Library

To define the SAP system library, use the New Library wizard from the Data Library Manager in SAS Management Console.
The SAP system library uses the SAP LIBNAME engine to connect to and communicate with the SAP system where your data is stored. For more information about the SAP LIBNAME engine, see SAS/ACCESS Interface to R/3: User's Guide.
If you use both the SAP BW Register Tables and SAP R/3 Register Tables wizard, you need an SAP system library for each system. These must be defined in SAS Management Console. An administrator typically defines them.
Follow these steps to define a new SAP system library using the New SAP Library wizard.
  1. To open SAS Management Console, select Startthen selectProgramsthen selectSASthen selectSAS Management Console.
  2. Select Data Library Managerthen selectLibraries.
  3. To start the New SAP Library wizard, select Actionsthen selectNew Library.
  4. Select SAP Library from the Enterprise Applications Data folder in the tree view and click Next.
  5. Enter a name and description for the SAP system library and click Next.
  6. Select an SAS server from the list. Click the right-arrow button and then Next.
  7. Enter a library reference in the Libref field. This is the temporary name or alias that is associated with your SAP system when you click Finish in the New Library wizard. The default is SAPEng, and the SASIOSR3 engine is selected by default.
  8. Click Next. To Define a New SAP Server. select an SAP server from the Database Server drop-down list or click New.
  9. Click Next and review the SAP system library definition.
  10. Click Finish to register the SAP system library definition in the metadata repository.

See Also

Define a New SAP Metadata Library
Define a New SAP Server
Setup Prerequisites for SAS Data Surveyor for SAP
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