To load data into SAP Datasphere using the Data Provisioning Agent (DP Agent), two primary prerequisites must be met. First, the DP Agent software must be installed and configured on a host machine (physical or virtual) that has network access to the on-premise or remote source system. Second, the specific data provisioning adapter for the intended data source must be available and registered with the installed DP Agent. The agent acts as the framework, while the adapter provides the specific drivers and protocols needed to communicate with a particular source type (e.g., SAP HANA, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server).

C: The DP Agent establishes its own secure, direct connection to SAP Datasphere and does not rely on the SAP Cloud Connector for this communication.

D: The DP Agent is registered at the SAP Datasphere tenant level, not for a dedicated space. Once registered, it becomes a shared resource available for connections in any space.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP Datasphere: Install the Data Provisioning Agent. This document outlines the requirement to install the agent on a local host. It states

"You have a host (physical machine or virtual machine) on which to install the agent."

2. SAP Help Portal

SAP Datasphere: Data Provisioning Adapters. This source clarifies the role of adapters: "The Data Provisioning Agent uses adapters to connect to the different source systems... When you install the Data Provisioning Agent

a set of adapters is installed by default... You can also deploy additional adapters..."

3. SAP Help Portal

SAP Datasphere: Connect the Data Provisioning Agent to SAP Datasphere. This guide details the direct connection process

which does not involve the Cloud Connector

thereby invalidating option C.

4. SAP Help Portal

SAP Datasphere: Register the Data Provisioning Agent. The registration process is described under the tenant-level "System" -> "Administration" -> "Data Integration" settings

confirming the agent is a tenant-wide resource

not space-specific.