The document provides 13 steps to load data from a local CSV file into tables in SAP HANA DB. It involves selecting the "Data from Local File" import option, specifying the source file location, file details like delimiter, target table as new or existing, mapping source and target fields, previewing and finishing the load. The final steps check the job log and view the loaded data in the target table.

1. GUIDELINES TO
LOAD DATA INTO
TABLES IN SAP HANA
DB
- Yasmin Banu A

2. Steps on how to load into SAP HANA
DB using the “Data From Local File
Option” :
Say we want to upload a csv file with the
following material data content into the table of
SAP HANA,

3. Step 2 : Click the ‘Import’ option from the right side
pane (highlighted in red)

4. Step 3 : On clicking the ‘import’, a pop up appears,
from which we have to select “Data from Local File” &
click on Next

5.  Step 4 : Select the target system where you want to
import the data and click Next

6. Step 5 : Specify the following required details in the
dialog below

7. a) Source File :
Specify the location of the source file by browsing
b) File Details :
Select the Field Delimiter (Comma or Semi Colon
or Colon) and select from which Worksheet of your
file, you want to import the data. If the file has single
sheet then this option would be disabled
Import all data: With this option, either you can import
all the data from flat file or you can specify the lines
needed (For Ex : Import the data from line number 3
to 7)

8. c) Target Table :
New : If you would like to create a new table in HANA
DB with the data from flat file, then opt this option.
Specify the Schema name under which you would to
create the table and the name of the table
Existing : If you would like to append the flat file data
into an existing table, then opt this option
Step 6 : Click Next

9. Step 7 : Nextly, the screen shows the source and
targets mapped by default. If the user wants to
change, they can delete the join and remap with other
columns or so

10.  In order to change the fields (like move them up or
down), or delete some existing field (s) or add some
new field(s), this can be achieved by using the
following button available in the mapping pop up
window
 We can set the Store Type to either Row Store or
Column Store through the drop down option. If the
Store Type is set to Column Store, then the Primary
Key should have to be set by user by selecting the
respective Key Column checkbox.

11.  The user can enter the description for each target
field, if they want to
 The Preview of the File Data will be shown in the
lower portion of the pop up screen
 Click Next

12. Step 8 : The next screen will show the preview of how
the data will be stored in the target table in HANA.
Then, click next.

13. Step 9 : Click Finish of the previously shown pop up
screen.
Step 10: Check the Job Log Entry to know the status
of table creation

14. Step 11: Now we have to go to the Navigator Pane
-> Catalog folder -> Schema you selected as target
->Tables and look for this newly created table

15. Step 12 : To view the contents of the loaded table,
right click on the table created and choose the option
‘Open Data Preview’

16. Step 13 : The loaded data appears in the table
created

17. THANK YOU