The SAP HANA application offers various predelivered, commonly utilized business and predictive algorithms. These functionalities are stored in the Application Function Library (AFL). The SAP HANA in-memory computing engine offers various algorithms for in-memory computing. It provides several application libraries for developers, partners, and customers who develop applications that run on SAP HANA. The libraries are linked dynamically to the SAP HANA database kernel. Customers can use these functions to speed up both implementation and performance.
Currently, all AFLs are delivered in one archive (that is, one SAR file with the name AFL<version_string>.SAR
). The AFL archive is not part of the SAP HANA appliance, and must be installed separately by an administrator. Please refer to the SAP HANA server installation and update guide.