PowerExchange, in conjunction with PowerCenter, can move bulk data from or to an Adabas database.

Because Adabas is a nonrelational database, you must create a data map. PowerExchange uses the data map to access the Adabas data and metadata to create a relational row-type view of the records. PowerExchange requires a relational view to use SQL‑type statements to read or write bulk data.

If you run the Adabas source database on a system that is remote from the PowerExchange Navigator, PowerCenter Client, and PowerCenter Integration Service systems, you must run a separate PowerExchange Listener on the remote system. For example, if you run Adabas on z/OS, you must install and configure a PowerExchange Listener on the z/OS system. Also verify that PowerExchange and PowerCenter can communicate with the remote PowerExchange Listener.