Export SAP HANA to AZ Blob Storage in JSON
Fast, parallel data export with zero intermediate storage
Terminal
.\FastBCP.exe `
--connectiontype "hana" `
--server "host.domain | host.domain,port | host.domain,port/service" `
--database "tpch" `
--trusted `
--sourceschema "tpch10" `
--sourcetable "orders" `
--query "SELECT * FROM tpch10.orders" `
--directory "abs://storageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/fastbcpoutput/raw/{sourcedatabase}/{sourceschema}" `
--fileoutput "{sourcetable}.json" `
--decimalseparator "." `
--dateformat "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" `
--encoding "UTF-8" `
--method "Ntile" `
--distributekeycolumn "o_orderkey" `
--paralleldegree -2 `
--merge false `
--runid "runidfromcaller"Source - SAP HANA
SAP HANA is a high-performance in-memory database platform. FastBCP optimizes exports from HANA to leverage its capabilities.
Features:
- •Native SAP HANA connector
- •Support for views and columnar tables
- •Optimized for in-memory data
Parallel Method - Ntile
Divides data into N equal partitions based on a numeric column.
Requirement: Requires a numeric distribution column
Available parallel methods with SAP HANA:
Output Format - JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
JSON is the most widely used data exchange format on the web. FastBCP exports data to JSON Lines (NDJSON) format, with one record per line for efficient streaming.
Features:
- •JSON Lines (NDJSON) format
- •One record per line for streaming
- •UTF-8 encoding
- •Compatible with all JSON parsers
Destination - Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage is Microsoft's object storage solution. FastBCP uploads files to Azure containers with optimized block upload for maximum throughput.
Storage Type:
Cloud Object Storage
Features:
- •Optimized block upload
- •Managed Identity support
- •Container and path configuration
- •Hot, Cool, and Archive tiers
