Connections

Available Connection Types in Crestone

Crestone supports a flexible and scalable connection model that allows seamless integration between SAP systems and modern data platforms.

To get started, make sure you have the necessary credentials for both the source and destination. Follow the steps below to set up your connections:

Below is an overview of the supported Sources (data providers) and Destinations (data targets), each designed to fit specific data movement and processing scenarios.

Source Connections

SAP ABAP

Direct integration with classic SAP ECC or S/4HANA systems using custom or standard function modules (RFC/BAPI) for structured data extraction. Ideal for high-performance access to core SAP tables and reports.

SAP 4Hanna

(Core Data Services – CDS) Enables access to advanced data models built with CDS views. Offers semantic-rich, optimized queries for modern S/4HANA deployments.

SAP OData

Connects via OData services to expose business data through RESTful APIs. Suitable for scenarios that require loosely coupled, service-oriented access to SAP entities.

Destinations Connections

AWS S3

Object storage destination for raw or transformed SAP data. Useful for data lake architectures and integration with AWS analytics tools.

Snowflake

Cloud-native data warehouse optimized for performance and concurrency. Ideal for advanced analytics, reporting, and machine learning workloads.

Azure

Scalable storage for big data workloads. Facilitates integration with Azure Synapse, Databricks, and other Microsoft services.

Azure SQL

Managed relational database service on Azure. Recommended for structured data ingestion and operational reporting.

Teradata

Enterprise-grade analytical platform. Suitable for organizations with existing Teradata ecosystems and large-scale processing requirements.

Databricks

Unified data analytics platform based on Apache Spark. Enables direct export of SAP data into Delta Lake for real-time analytics and machine learning.

Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides a series of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics, and machine learning.

Windows file server

Centralized storage solution that allows users on a network to access and share files.

Rapid deployment

Rapid deployment

Rapid Deployments are predefined templates that leverage SAP modules to automatically generate extraction nodes and a corresponding job in Crestone. Designed to accelerate implementation, these blueprints simplify setup by preconfiguring technical parameters, source logic, and execution flows—enabling faster time-to-value for common SAP data scenarios.