JDBC connectivity to third party databases

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Symptom
iViews based on JDBC systems are not working (no data is retrieved from the third-party database).
Other terms
Connector, DataDirect, Driver, Connectivity, Database connection
Reason and Prerequisites
From NetWeaver 7.2, connectivity to third-party databases is not provided out-of-the box.
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and Composition Environment for SAP NetWeaver 7.1 supported JDBC iViews and applications using a generic third-party [...]