Adabas, a contraction of "adaptable database system", [1] is a database package that was developed by Software AG to run on IBM mainframes. It was launched in 1971 as a non-relational [2] database.

Use Adabas & Natural to manage developer changes and modernize your applications. Save costs, expand core apps, and accelerate development with Software AG.

Among these, ADABAS (Adaptable Database System) has earned a long-standing reputation for high performance, reliability, and scalability. ADABAS was originally developed by Software AG and has …

Legal notices are located at https://documentation.softwareag.com/legal/. Documentation of partner products may be subject to restricted distribution and require authentication (Empower login). …

ADABAS provides powerful functionality, including support for any type of data structure, data access and replication features, to participate in data warehouse, business intelligence, and big data …

Jan 31, 2025 · ADABAS (Adaptable Database System) is a database management system (DBMS) developed by Software AG. It stands out for being a hierarchical and record-oriented database, …

Nov 30, 2025 · ADABAS (Adaptable Data Base System) is a high-performance, non-relational database management system (DBMS) developed by Software AG. It's known for its inverted list architecture, …

An ADABAS database consists of three system files: Data Storage, Associator, and Work Storage. The Data Storage system file contains the actual data records for all ADABAS files in a database, in …

Adabas is an inverted list DBMS with relational capabilities. A 4GL known as NATURAL plus text retrieval, GIS processing, SQL and distributed database functions are also available.

Messages and Codes User, Hyperdescriptor, Collation Descriptor, and SMF Exits About the Command Logs Date-Time Edit Mask Reference Supported Time Zones Supplied UES Encodings Triggers and …