# Using a SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) database as a source in AWS DMS Schema Conversion
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You can use SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) databases as a migration source in DMS Schema Conversion.

You can use DMS Schema Conversion to convert database code objects from SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) Database to the following targets:
+ Aurora PostgreSQL
+ RDS for PostgreSQL

For information about the supported SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) database versions, see [Source data providers for DMS Schema Conversion](CHAP_Introduction.Sources.md#CHAP_Introduction.Sources.SchemaConversion)

## Privileges for SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) as a source database
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The following privileges are required when using SAP ASE (Sybase ASE) as a source database:
+ USE master
+ select on dbo.spt\$1values
+ select on asehostname

For each database to be migrated, grant the following privileges:
+ USE db\$1name *(Replace db\$1name with the name of the database being migrated)*
+ select on dbo.sysusers
+ select on dbo.sysobjects
+ select on dbo.sysindexes
+ select on dbo.syscolumns
+ select on dbo.sysreferences
+ select on dbo.syscomments
+ select on dbo.syspartitions
+ select on dbo.syspartitionkeys
+ select on dbo.sysconstraints
+ select on dbo.systypes
+ select on dbo.sysqueryplans