Enterprise Connect Data Access

The Enterprise Connect Data Access (ECDA) products are Open Server-based software gateways that support DB-Library™ and CT-Library application programming interfaces (APIs), and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) protocols.

ECDA products serve as fundamental building blocks for database middleware applications that allow you to access mainframe and LAN-based non-ASE data sources.

ECDA products provide:

Access services that provide access to non-ASE data sources
Administrative services (through DirectConnect Manager) that provide server-side system management

Note: In Replication Server Options 15.5, you can also use ExpressConnect for Oracle to replicate to an Oracle data server.

How ECDA Works
All Sybase ECDA Options provide basic connectivity to non-ASE data services. In particular, they provide access management, copy management, and remote systems management.
ECDA Database Gateways
ECDA database gateway applies transactions from a Replication Server to a non-ASE replicate database in a Sybase replication system.
ECDA Option for ODBC
ECDA Option for ODBC provides Replication Server with an Open Client interface to DB2 UDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and ODBC-accessible databases.
ECDA Option for Oracle
ECDA Option for Oracle provides Replication Server with an Open Client interface to Oracle databases.
Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option
Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option provides Replication Server with an Open Client interface to DB2 running on a mainframe.

Parent topic: Sybase Replication Products