# Prerequisites

This topic lists the prerequisites for using the SAP Sybase ASE target endpoint in a replication task.

* Install SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise ODBC Driver 16.0 or 16.1 (64-bit) on the Qlik Replicate machine.

  Information note
  * The Windows ODBC Driver 16.1 is only supported on Windows 2022 or later.

  * The Linux ODBC Driver 16.1 is only supported on RHEL 9 later.
* When the Apply Changes replication option is enabled, either on its own or together with the Full Load replication option, you must specify the target schema in the task settings' [Target metadata](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2025/Content/Global_Common/Content/SharedEMReplicate/Customize%20Tasks/target_metadata.htm) tab.