SAP jConnect for JDBC

SAP® jConnect™ for JDBC is the SAP® high-performance JDBC driver.

SAP jConnect for JDBC is both:

A native-protocol or all-Java driver, and
A net-protocol or all-Java driver.

The protocol used by SAP jConnect is Tabular Data Stream™ 5.0 (TDS, version 5), the native protocol for SAP® Adaptive Server® Enterprise (SAP® ASE) and SAP® Open Server™ applications. SAP jConnect implements the JDBC standard to provide optimal connectivity to the complete family of SAP products, allowing access to over 25 enterprise and legacy systems, including:

SAP ASE
SAP® SQL Anywhere®
SAP® IQ
SAP® Replication Server®
SAP® DirectConnect™

In addition, SAP jConnect for JDBC can access Oracle, AS/400, and other data sources using SAP DirectConnect.

In some instances, the SAP jConnect implementation of JDBC deviates from the JDBC specifications.

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), from the Oracle Corporation, is a specification for an application program interface (API) that allows Java applications to access multiple database management systems using Structured Query Language (SQL).

Related concepts

Restrictions and Interpretations of JDBC Standards