Migration Tool SQL Anywhere to Postgres

[former_SQLA_member1694968]

Hi all,

we develop and distribute a ERP Software, developed with Appeon Powerbuilder using SQL Anywhere 17 as database. An SAP representative told us "You are not allowed to sell/ distribute (SQL Anywhere) licenses after 31.12.25". At the moment we are planning to switch to postgres. Can anyone recommend a migration tool that also supports triggers and procedures? How do you deal with this problem?

[awitter43]

We have thousands of clients, all using SQL Anywhere. Never got told nor in writing, that we could not sell anything after 31-12-2025! Who told you that? Where are the official documents? Yes, we do have (some!) direct contact with SAP, but were never given this information. This is the first time I actually see someone telling that even sails could stop at the end of 2025.

Why is SAP becomming so weird? Someone else at the top? Sailing another direction? What is going on!

If SAP is abandening SQL Anywhere completely, why not putting the source to public domain instead of forcing this upon so many users! (I think there are millions of users around the world!)

[former_SQLA_member1694968]

All i can say is, in a mail from mailto:OEMPARTNER@sap.com a Partner Support Specialist told us:

1. Support ends on 31.12.2025. no access to support after this date.
2. Your customers will have continued use of the licenses .You are not allowed to sell/ distribute licenses after 31.12.25.
3. No continuation planned or successor.
4. EOL for the product is 2027 but the program ends in 2025.

[VolkerBarth]

EOL for the product is 2027 but the program ends in 2025.

To clarify: Is that an EOL for "SQL Anywwhere" itself or for the current version 17 (not that I'm aware of plans for a further version, so the distinction might be moot - however, the EOL date for v17 has been enhanced several times in the past, and I expect that to continue...)

[awitter43]

Ah, this is presumably something else. We do not sell/distribute licenses, we have an OEM license and only pay for the number of users of that license. My guess is this is something else. I will forward this information to the board.

[chris_keating]

Please note that the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) reports the End of Mainstream Maintenance for SQL Anywhere 17.0 as 31.12.2028.

As Volker has noted, the EOMM has been extended several times as demonstrated by the extension from 2027 to 2028.

[VolkerBarth]

Thnks for the information - will the according SAP Help Portal document be adapted, as well?

https://help.sap.com/docs/SUPPORT_CONTENT/sqlany/3362971125.html#SAPSQLAnywhereSupportedPlatformsand...