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IBM Db2 to SAP integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep IBM Db2 and SAP in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect IBM Db2 and SAP

Give your engineers SAP's data in IBM Db2: read it with normal queries, write back through the sync, and skip the ERP API entirely.

ERP data sits behind interfaces built for the ERP's own modules, not for your internal systems. Teams that need those records, for reporting services, internal tools, or automations, end up writing integration code against a strict API and maintaining it through every upgrade.

Stacksync mirrors Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Outbound Deliveries, Billing Documents from SAP into IBM Db2 and keeps both sides consistent in real time. Whatever SAP is the system of record for, whether financials, operations, people, or procurement, those records become rows your code can query, and changes written in IBM Db2 sync back into SAP with its validations respected.

Common use cases

  • Feed changes captured from Db2 logs into downstream event pipelines.
  • Expose Db2 records that back core business systems to a CRM so sales and support see order or account state.
  • Expose sales order and delivery status to customer portals through a synced Postgres database instead of direct SAP access.
  • Publish plant-level inventory to e-commerce and planning systems on change or on schedule.

Internal tools and automations without API code

Scripts and services read and write the synced tables; Stacksync handles the SAP interface, limits, and retries.

React to ERP changes

Updates in SAP arrive as row changes in IBM Db2, so jobs and triggers can respond as the business record changes.

Where SAP is the HR system of record: people data for internal systems

Worker and org records stay current in IBM Db2 for provisioning, access, and reporting systems that read from the database.

What you can sync between IBM Db2 and SAP

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

IBM Db2 objects SAP objects
Sequences ID generation relevant when external systems insert rows. Billing Documents Invoices read for AR status and replicated for revenue reporting.
Tablespaces Physical storage layout that operators consider when adding synced tables. GL Accounts and Journal Entries Financial postings replicated to warehouses for group finance analytics.
Databases The connection target; each database holds the schemas a sync addresses. Production Orders Manufacturing orders exchanged with MES and scheduling systems.
Schemas Namespaces separating synced data from application and system objects. Inventory / Stock Plant and storage-location quantities synced to storefronts and planning tools.
Tables Primary read/write target for syncing rows with SaaS systems or other databases. Cost Centers Controlling masters read for mapping costs in finance integrations.
Views Read-only projections often used to expose curated slices to a sync. Business Partners The unified customer and supplier master in S/4HANA, the anchor object for CRM and procurement syncs.
What ships with IBM Db2 ⇄ SAP

Connect IBM Db2 and SAP for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every IBM Db2–SAP connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in IBM Db2 or SAP instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever IBM Db2 or SAP data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single IBM Db2 or SAP record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your IBM Db2 ⇄ SAP sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between IBM Db2 and SAP.

How the IBM Db2 and SAP connectors work

IBM Db2

Integration surface
SQL via JDBC/ODBC/CLI drivers; optional REST endpoints in some editions
Authentication
Database credentials, typically backed by OS or LDAP authentication
Change detection
Log-based CDC through IBM's replication tooling where licensed; otherwise polling on timestamp or audit columns
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
No API rate limits; throughput is bounded by instance resources and workload management settings

SAP

Integration surface
OData (v2/v4) APIs on S/4HANA; BAPI/RFC and IDoc on ECC and on-prem systems; SOAP services
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 or basic auth via communication arrangements on cloud editions; SAP user credentials for RFC on-prem
Change detection
Business events via SAP Event Mesh on S/4HANA; change pointers with IDocs or timestamp polling on ECC
Capabilities
read · write · webhooks
Rate limits
Throttling is configured at the gateway and tenant level rather than as a single published rate limit
How it works

How to connect IBM Db2 to SAP — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate IBM Db2 and SAP with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    IBM Db2 connected
    SAP connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the IBM Db2 and SAP objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · IBM Db2 ⇄ SAP
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    IBM Db2 SAP
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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SSO & SCIM

Let your users access Stacksync from your centralized user management systems. Works with Okta, Azure, Google SSO and more.

Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

OAuth 2 SSH Tunnelling SSL certificates IP Whitelisting VPN gateway VPC peering and more

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