[SAP HANA] [AFL installation] SAP HANA Automated Predictive Library

Extracting the Package Contents

1. Login to the SAP Support website and click the Download Software icon.
2. Search for APL in the Downloads option of the drop-down list.
3. Select and download the package of your choice.
4. unzip <file_name>.ZIP

Installing SAP HANA APL Using the Command Line

--SAP HANA 1.0 SP12 revision 122.04 and SAP HANA 2.0 and onwards:
./hdblcm --action=update_components --component_dirs=<Extracted_APL_folder_path>/installer
--SAP HANA 1.0 SP12 revision 122.07:
./hdblcm --action=update --component_dirs=<Extracted_APL_folder_path>/installer

Upgrading SAP HANA APL

• Stopping the SAP HANA database
• Installing SAP HANA APL
• Restarting the SAP HANA database
• Deploying the delivery unit

Note

    Use the resident lifecycle management tool of SAP HANA hdblcm or hdblcmgui.
    Purge the cache after reinstallation or upgrade.

Purging the Cache

call "SAP_PA_APL"."sap.pa.apl.base::CLEANUP"(1,?);

Checking the Installation

Run the following SQL statements to check that the tables contain SAP HANA APL entries.

-- check that APL functions are there

select * from "SYS"."AFL_AREAS";
select * from "SYS"."AFL_PACKAGES";
select * from "SYS"."AFL_FUNCTIONS" where AREA_NAME='APL_AREA';
select "F"."SCHEMA_NAME", "A"."AREA_NAME", "F"."FUNCTION_NAME", "F"."NO_INPUT_PARAMS", "F"."NO_OUTPUT_PARAMS", "F"."FUNCTION_TYPE", "F"."BUSINESS_CATEGORY_NAME"     
from "SYS"."AFL_FUNCTIONS_" F,"SYS"."AFL_AREAS" A  where "A"."AREA_NAME"='APL_AREA' and "A"."AREA_OID" = "F"."AREA_OID";
select * from "SYS"."AFL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS" where AREA_NAME='APL_AREA';

refer to https://help.sap.com/viewer/7223667230cb471ea916200712a9c682/1909/en-US/7fa8b3b2ef70404480dac49753d7b179.html