> ## Documentation Index
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# Manage the SAP S/4HANA Connector

> Describes the SAP Hana connector.

The Self-Service Analytics SAP S/4HANA connector lets you access the data stored within your in-memory database using the Self-Service Analytics client.

Before you can establish a connection from Self-Service Analytics to SAP S/4HANA storage, a connector server needs to be installed and configured. See [Manage Connectors and Connector Servers](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connectors-ov#manage-connectors-and-connector-servers) for general instructions and [Connect to SAP S/4HANA](#connect-to-sap-s-4hana) for details specific to this connector.

After setting up the connector, create data sources that specify the necessary connection information and identify the data you want to use. See [Create and Manage Data Sources](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/sources/data-source-config-overview) for more information. After you set up your data sources, create [dashboards](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/dashboards/dash-manage#create-dashboards), [self service reports](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/ssr-manage), and [visuals](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/visuals/visual-add-dash#create-and-add-visuals-to-the-visual-gallery) from the data in these data sources.

### Feature Support

Connector support for specific [features](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support) is shown in the following table.

**Key:** **Y** - Supported; **N** - Not Supported; N/A - not applicable

| Feature                                                                                                                                                                                      | Supported? |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| [Admin-Defined Functions](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/data/admin-fx-ov)                                                                       | **Y**      |
| [Box Plots](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/visuals/scatter-plot#box-plots)                                                                          | **Y**      |
| [Custom SQL Queries](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#custom-sql-queries-2)                                   | **Y**      |
| [Derived Fields (Row-Level Expressions)](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/data/derived-fields)                                                     | **Y**      |
| [Distinct Counts](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/data/fx-aggregate#distinct-counts)                                                              | **Y**      |
| [Fast Distinct Values](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#fast-distinct-values)                                 | N/A        |
| [Group By Multiple Fields](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#group-by-multiple-fields)                         | **Y**      |
| [Group By Time](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#group-by-time)                                               | **Y**      |
| [Group By UNIX Time](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#group-by-unix-time)                                     | **Y**      |
| [Histogram Floating Point Values](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#histogram-floating-point-values)           | **Y**      |
| [Histograms](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/visuals/bar-standard#bars-histograms)                                                                   | **Y**      |
| [Kerberos Authentication](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/administer/security/kerberos-sso)                                                                       | **N**      |
| [Last Value](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#last-value)                                                     | **Y**      |
| [Live Mode and Playback](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/time-bar#live-mode-and-historical-playback)                                                 | **Y**      |
| [Multivalued Fields](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#multivalued-fields-2)                                   | N/A        |
| [Nested Fields](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/data/nested-data-structures)                                                                      | N/A        |
| [Partitions](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#partitions)                                                     | **N**      |
| [Pushdown Joins for Fusion Data Sources](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/sources/data-fusion-overview#optimize-joins)                             | **N**      |
| [Schemas](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#schemas-2)                                                         | **Y**      |
| [Text Search](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#text-search)                                                   | N/A        |
| [TLS](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#tls)                                                                   | **Y**      |
| [User Delegation](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connectors-ov#enable-user-delegation)                                                | **N**      |
| [Wildcard Filters](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/analyze-data/filters/filters-attr#apply-wildcard-filters-to-a-visual-filter-snippet-or-dashboard)              | **Y**      |
| [Wildcard Filters, Case-Insensitive Mode](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#wildcard-case-insensitive-filters) | **Y**      |
| [Wildcard Filters, Case-Sensitive Mode](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/connect-to-data/connectors/connector-feature-support#wildcard-case-sensitive-filters)     | **Y**      |

<h3 id="connect-to-sap-s-4hana">
  Connect to SAP S/4HANA
</h3>

The SAP S/4Hana connector requires a JDBC driver to be configured before you can connect to your data source. You can download the driver from the vendor's site. For information and steps, see [Add a JDBC Driver](/simba-embedded-analytics/docs/self-service-analytics/26.3/administer/install/install-ov#add-a-jdbc-driver).

When setting up a connection to SAP S/4HANA, you need to provide the following:

* The name of the connection

* The JDBC URL. The format for the JDBC URL must be as follows:

  ```
  jdbc:datadirect:ddhybrid://{hdp_url};hybridDataPipelineDataSource={hdp_datasource};
  ```

* The username and password, if applicable
