Create SAP Connections
You can create a new SAP IQ, SAP SQL Anywhere, or SAP ASE connection, or connect to an existing connection from the Create New Connection window. See Troubleshoot SAP Sybase Issues for more information about troubleshooting connection issues.
Note: This topic focuses on information that may be unfamiliar to you. It does not include all step and field descriptions.
To create an SAP
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Click
on the toolbar (ALT+F+N).
- Select SAP ASE, SAP IQ, or SAP SQL Anywhere from the Group list.
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Enter the login information. Review the following for additional information:
Login Tab Description Host
Enter the host name for the connection.
Note: This field is only available when you select an SAP IQ or SAP SQL Anywhere connection.
Password
Enter the password to use when connecting.
Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security.
CharSet
Enter the client character set such as UTF-8 in this field if it differs from the default character set. This helps you avoid connection issues.
Notes:
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This field is not case sensitive.
- This field is only available when you select an SAP ASE connection.
Category
Select or create a category if you want to color code Editor tabs for a specific connection. This can help differentiate between development and production databases. You can also set an option to color code the Object Explorer pane and object editor windows (Create, Alter, Drop, etc.). Advanced Tab Description ODBC driver Select an ODBC driver to use for this connection when creating cross-connection queries.
Tip: You can specify the ODBC driver to use for all connections for this database provider in Tools | Options | Database | Oracle.
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Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.
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Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
Create Teradata Connections
Toad allows you to create a full-featured, native Teradata connection. This type of connection provides complete Query Builder, Query Editor, and Database Explorer functionality.
Notes:
- You must have a Teradata .NET Data Provider installed before you can create a Teradata connection.
- To use a Teradata connection in a cross-connection query, you must have a Teradata ODBC driver installed.
To install the Teradata data provider
| » | Download and install the Teradata .NET Data Provider from the Teradata Web site. |
To create a Teradata connection
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- Select Teradata from the Group list.
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Enter the connection information in the Create New Connection dialog. Review the following for additional information:
Login Server name
Enter the name of the server hosting the database to which you want to connect. Use Single Sign On
Select if the user is using a single sign-on authentication system. Password
Enter the password to use when connecting.
Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security.
Session mode
Displays the session mode, which is always Teradata in a Toad Teradata connection.
Default database
(Optional) Enter a default Teradata database for the connection. Category
(Optional) Select an existing category or create a new one. Advanced Mechanism
(Optional) Select an authentication mechanism from the list. Parameter
(Optional) Enter the parameters required by the selected authentication mechanism. See your system administrator for these values. Account string
(Optional) Enter a new account string. Character set
Select a character set.
Note: When querying or viewing data in a column defined with GRAPHIC or CHARACTER SET GRAPHIC data type, you must specify a Character set of UTF-16 for the session.
Use data encryption
Select if using data encryption. -
Click Connect to connect immediately while saving the connection information. Optionally, click Save to save the connection without connecting.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
To install a Teradata ODBC driver
| » | Download and install a Teradata ODBC driver from the Teradata Web site. For a list of supported Teradata ODBC drivers, please see the Release Notes for your version of Toad Data Point. |
Notes:
- Toad does not support the Teradata multi-statement request.
- You can specify which Teradata Data Directory views to use, X views or Non-X views, in Tools | Options | Database | Teradata.
Troubleshoot Connections
Troubleshoot Access Issues
Review the following solutions to help troubleshoot Access issues pertaining to missing functionality and object information and other problems in Toad.
Missing Functionality and Object Information
| Issue | Cause/Solution |
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Some queries display in the View tab of the Object Explorer, but do not display in the Query tab. |
The Access ODBC driver handles saved queries in the following manner:
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Primary key information is unavailable. |
The Microsoft Access ODBC driver does not return primary key information for databases. However, in some cases, Toad can obtain this information through additional methods. |
Other Issues
| Issue | Cause/Solution |
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A delay occurs between writing a value to a database via one connection and seeing the updated value via another connection. |
This delay is the default when you are writing and reading data between two different Jet connections. The delay occurs even if the two connections reside in the same client process. Solution: Use a single connection when updating data. |