ADABAS consists of the following components:
- Database kernel
- Operating tool CONTROL
- Loading tool LOAD
- Administration tool DOMAIN
- End user tool QUERY
- End user tool QueryPlus
- Upsizing tool AccessPlus
- Programming tool SQL-PL
- Precompilers for C/C++ and COBOL
- CALL Interface (ODBC)
- ODBC driver (Windows)
The facilities of these tools is described briefly in the following.