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SAP R/3 Application Connection for ABAP Integration

The application connections for SAP sources use one of the following connections:

File Mode: Use an RFC file mode connection when you extract data through file mode. The connection information for RFC is stored in the
sapnwrfc.ini
file. You must also have authorizations on the SAP system to read SAP tables and to run file mode sessions.
Stream Mode (RFC/HTTP): In stream mode, you can use an SAP R/3 application connection.

To extract data through stream mode by using the RFC protocol, use an SAP R/3 application connection The connection information for RFC is stored in the
sapnwrfc.ini
file. You must also have authorizations on the SAP system to read SAP tables and to run stream mode sessions. RFC stream mode sessions use foreground processing.

You cannot use an SAP R/3 application connection to extract data through stream mode by using the HTTP protocol. Use an SAPTableReader application connection to extract data through stream mode by using the HTTP protocol.