A datasource is the enterprise information system (EIS) where data is retrieved from and transactions are executed. A connection profile is a design-time connection to a datasource. Connection profiles are created to specific datasources by providing connection information such as host, port, login, and password among others. The connection profiles are used to define MBOs and operations, and mapped to existing, or used to create new, server connections when the package is deployed to SAP Mobile Server.
SAP Mobile Platform hides the interaction complexity with datasource-specific protocols, such as JDBC™ for database and SOAP for Web services.
SAP Mobile Platform supports multiple EIS connection types. See Supported Hardware and Software for information.