Connection error when trying to create entity model from SAP HANA DB

Question

I am trying to build a ADO.NET entity model from a SAP HANA database. This is for SAP B1. This process is pretty straight forward using MS Server/MySql etc.

However, when I follow the steps of creating this HANA model, I get the following error below on clicking "Test Connection":

general error: database 'EOH_CCL_TEST' does not exist

I have added a reference for Sap.Data.Hana.v4.5.dll.

Version is 1.0.120.0.

The database exists and I am able to perform queries on it as can be seen below.

Note: I am using the same credentials as I used to log into SAP HANA Studio.

What am I missing here?

There is a previous post: ADO.NET Provider for SAP HANA - Version mismatch issue

But in that issue, the user was able to make the connection.

Going from the screenshot you are not using a HANA system with multiple database containers. In this “classic” setup there is no separate admin object “database” and connections don’t take a database name. Just put in hostname and port and leave the database name empty. The `EOH_CCL_TEST` is indeed just the schema name. Beyond that, it’s really not a good idea to use `SYSTEM` user for working with data or really anything beyond bootstrapping the system. — Lars Br., Aug 22 '18 at 00:58

Florian Pfeffer · Answer 1 · 2018-08-16T09:24:16.477

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You are using the schema name EOH_CCL_TEST as database name. The database name is different to the schema name. Did you logon to the SYSTEMDB database or to a tenant database in HANA Studio? Using the used DB name should solve the issue for you. PS: I also do not think that you need to add a port in the hostname property field.

edited Aug 16 '18 at 09:24

answered Aug 15 '18 at 19:37

Florian Pfeffer

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I logged into the SYSTEM database. I will try removing the port and see where it goes. – Kinyanjui Kamau Aug 15 '18 at 19:53
Removing the port does not solve the issue. I get the error "Connect failed (no reachable host left)". – Kinyanjui Kamau Aug 16 '18 at 07:02
And you did set SYSTEM as the database name instead of the schema name? – Florian Pfeffer Aug 16 '18 at 07:15
I am not following you. I did not set SYSTEM as the DB name. EOH_CCL_TEST is the database name. I thought SYSTEM was the equivalent to "sa" when it comes to Microsoft SQL Server. – Kinyanjui Kamau Aug 16 '18 at 07:29
No EOH_CCL_TEST is not the database name, but the schema name. – Florian Pfeffer Aug 16 '18 at 07:34
I have now set SYSTEM as DB name and EOH_CCL_TEST as schema name. In the above image, what does one supply as User ID and Password? – Kinyanjui Kamau Aug 16 '18 at 07:37
A user existing in the chosen database. – Florian Pfeffer Aug 16 '18 at 08:04
Unfortunately I get: "general error: database 'SYSTEM' does not exist" – Kinyanjui Kamau Aug 16 '18 at 08:16
In case you did not create a tenant db with that name, no such db will exist. The name for the system db is SYSTEMDB (if you are looking for that)? – Florian Pfeffer Aug 16 '18 at 09:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '18 at 11:44

Going from the screenshot you are not using a HANA system with multiple database containers. In this “classic” setup there is no separate admin object “database” and connections don’t take a database name.

Just put in hostname and port and leave the database name empty. The EOH_CCL_TEST is indeed just the schema name.

Beyond that, it’s really not a good idea to use SYSTEM user for working with data or really anything beyond bootstrapping the system.

Connection error when trying to create entity model from SAP HANA DB

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