3688638 - System Copy SWPM (R3load.exe) process returns 'The DBSL library supports only connections to the SQL Server Database Engine with the Engine Edition = 3.'

You are performing the SAP NetWeaver (SAP ERP) System Copy process with sapinst (SWPM) program, to export/import your SAP system database into another SAP system appl.server instance running on a Microsoft SQL Server 20xx "Standard Edition" database.

While executing the SWPM process 'Execute Service' step, SWPM process stops and the interface shows following error message: 

"Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."

sapinst.log
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ERROR 2025-11-25 15:29:51.606 (COOPERL\PAMAOleary) id=nw.processError errno=CJS-30023
Process call '"C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\NW740SR2\MSS\COPY\SYSTEM\STD\AS-ABAP\R3load.exe" -testconnect I' exits with error code 12. For details see log file(s) R3load.exe.log.

ERROR 2025-11-25 15:29:53.096 (COOPERL\PAMAOleary) id=controller.stepExecuted errno=FCO-00011
The step testDatabaseConnection with step key |NW_ABAP_OneHost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|onehost|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|createdbandload|0|NW_ABAP_Import_Dialog|ind|ind|ind|ind|abapload|0|NW_ABAP_Import|ind|ind|ind|ind|nw_abap_import|0|testDatabaseConnection was executed with status ERROR (Last error reported by the step: Process call '"C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\NW740SR2\MSS\COPY\SYSTEM\STD\AS-ABAP\R3load.exe" -testconnect I' exits with error code 12. For details see log file(s) R3load.exe.log).

R3load.exe.log
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A1 EGEN 004 C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\NW740SR2\MSS\COPY\SYSTEM\STD\AS-ABAP\R3load.exe: START OF LOG: 20251125152951
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A2 EGEN 001 Connecting to database 'MSS'.
A0TEDBSL 000 (20251125152951.597:ulsqlbase.c:1096) DBSL trace (D:/depot/bas/754_REL/src/dbs/mss/slodbc.c:3677): Using dynamic link library 'C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\NW740SR2\MSS\COPY\SYSTEM\STD\AS-ABAP\dbmssslib.dll'
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A0TEDBSL 000 (20251125152951.597:ulsqlbase.c:1096) DBSL trace (D:/depot/bas/754_REL/src/dbs/mss/slodbc.c:3853): The DBSL library supports only connections to the SQL Server Database Engine with the Engine Edition = 3. 

A1 EGEN 002 
A1EEGEN 000 Connect failed

SAP NETWEAVER Heterogeneous System Copy to SAP NETWEAVER on Microsoft SQL Server 20xx (Standard Edition). 

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