Download SAP Max DB JDBC Driver

Download the SAP Max DB JDBC driver, copy the JDBC URL into DbSchema, and start designing schemas with ER diagrams — free Community Edition.

Connect SAP Max DB in DbSchema Install the driver, open a connection, reverse engineer your schema, and sync changes visually.
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About the SAP Max DB JDBC driver

A JDBC driver is a Java .jar library that lets applications connect to SAP Max DB. DbSchema uses JDBC to reverse engineer schemas, run SQL, and generate documentation. Driver files are usually published by the database vendor or an open-source project.

JDBC URL format

Host, port, database name, and SSL options are passed in a URL starting with jdbc:. Each SAP Max DB driver uses its own syntax — see the connection details below.

The SAP Max DB JDBC driver

SAP MaxDB is a relational database management system developed by SAP for use with SAP Business Suite applications. It provides ACID compliance, high availability, and a compact footprint for on-premise SAP installations.

The SAP MaxDB JDBC URL

  • Required File(s): sapdbc.jar
  • Java Driver Class: com.sap.dbtech.jdbc.DriverSapDB
  • JDBC URL: jdbc:sapdb://HOST[:PORT]/DB
  • Website: SapDb

Download SAP MaxDB JDBC Driver

The driver archive is a zip file. Extract it and load the .jar files using DbSchema's Driver Manager.

Connecting to SAP MaxDB

A MaxDB host runs a listener that fronts several named database instances, so the name in the URL matters as much as the address.

  1. Name the database instance. jdbc:sapdb://host/MYDB. The name is the instance as registered on that machine, and it is conventionally upper case.
  2. Bring the instance online. MaxDB instances have operational states, and only one of them accepts SQL. An instance that is merely admin-state refuses connections while the host and listener look perfectly healthy.
  3. Check the port. DbSchema prefills 7210, the traditional MaxDB listener port. Confirm it where the installation was customised.
  4. Open port 7210 in the server's firewall. The database listens on port 7210 unless it was installed with a different one. A host firewall on the server blocks incoming connections on that port until a rule allows them. The firewall guide has the commands for Windows, ufw, firewalld and iptables.
  5. Connect from DbSchema. In the Connection Dialog choose Remote computer or custom port, fill in the server host and the port, then press Test Connection to check that the server answers before you connect.

DbSchema and SAP MaxDB

DbSchema connects to SAP MaxDB using the SDBC JDBC driver and renders SAP-style schema objects including tables, indexes, and views as a visual ER diagram.

Test the driver with DbSchema

Connect SAP Max DB, build your first ER diagram in minutes. No account required.

1
Download driver & DbSchema

Get the SAP Max DB driver zip below and install DbSchema for Windows, macOS, or Linux.

2
Register the .jar

In DbSchema, open Driver Manager, add the extracted JAR, and paste your JDBC URL.

3
Design & document

Reverse engineer SAP Max DB, edit the model visually, and publish schema documentation.

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Use SAP Max DB visually in DbSchema

After the JDBC driver connects, you get ER diagrams, SQL editor, schema sync, and HTML documentation in one desktop app. Compare DbSchema editions.

ER diagrams

Reverse engineer SAP Max DB into an interactive diagram and edit structures visually.

SQL & query builder

Run SQL with autocomplete or compose queries without writing every join by hand.

Schema documentation

Export HTML docs your team can browse without installing DbSchema.

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Connection tips, ports, SSL, and schema design workflows on the database landing page.

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