The SAP HANA catalog is the central repository for all database object metadata.

- HDI containers: The HANA Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) manages database objects as cohesive units called containers. The metadata, configuration, and state of these containers are stored and tracked within dedicated catalog schemas, such as SYSDI, making them a managed entity within the catalog.

- Agents: Data Provisioning Agents used for data integration (SDI) are registered directly within the SAP HANA database. This registration creates a corresponding object in the catalog, which can be viewed in SYS.AGENTS and is managed via the CREATE AGENT SQL statement.

- JSON collections: The SAP HANA Document Store allows for the storage of JSON documents in collections. A collection is a specific type of table object within the database, created with the CREATE COLLECTION statement, and its metadata is stored in the catalog.

A. Cubes: "Cubes" are a data category for Calculation Views, not a distinct, first-class object type in the catalog. The actual catalog object is of type 'VIEW'.

D. Cockpit roles: These are application-specific roles for managing authorizations within the SAP HANA Cockpit tool itself. They are not database roles and are not stored in the SAP HANA catalog.

1. Agents: SAP HANA Cloud

SAP HANA Database SQL Reference Guide

"CREATE AGENT Statement (Data Provisioning)". This section details the SQL command for registering a Data Provisioning Agent as an object in the SAP HANA database catalog.

2. JSON Collections: SAP HANA Cloud

SAP HANA Database SQL Reference Guide

"CREATE COLLECTION Statement (JSON Document Store)". This document specifies that a collection is a database object created to store JSON documents

managed within the catalog.

3. HDI Containers: SAP HANA Cloud

SAP HANA Database Deployment Infrastructure (HDI) Reference

"Monitoring and Administration Using SQL". This guide describes the SYSDI schema and its views (e.g.

HDICONTAINERS)

which are part of the catalog and are used to store metadata about HDI containers.

4. Catalog Objects (General): SAP HANA Cloud

SAP HANA Database Administration Guide

"The Catalog". This section provides an overview of the SAP HANA catalog

stating it contains the definitions of all SAP HANA database objects

including tables

views

and procedures.

5. Cubes (as Calculation Views): SAP HANA Cloud

SAP HANA Modeling Guide

"Data Categories for Calculation Views". This guide explains that 'Cube' is a data category that defines the semantics of a calculation view

while the underlying object stored in the catalog is a view.