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ABAP Dictionary Tables in Relational Databases

This document discusses different types of tables in SAP ABAP dictionaries and how they are structured and stored in relational databases. It describes transparent tables, structure tables, pool tables, and cluster tables. It also covers technical settings for optimizing table storage and maintenance, including data class, size category, buffering type, and logging. The document explains how indexes can improve performance of searches by allowing for index range scans and unique index scans instead of full table scans.

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ABAP Dictionary Tables in Relational Databases

This document discusses different types of tables in SAP ABAP dictionaries and how they are structured and stored in relational databases. It describes transparent tables, structure tables, pool tables, and cluster tables. It also covers technical settings for optimizing table storage and maintenance, including data class, size category, buffering type, and logging. The document explains how indexes can improve performance of searches by allowing for index range scans and unique index scans instead of full table scans.

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BC030_2.04.

1
ABAP Dictionary Tables
in Relational Databases
BC030_2.04.2
Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Describe the different types of tables in the SAP
ABAP Dictionary
Explain the technical settings for optimizing the
storage and maintenance requirements
Describe indexing performance benefits

BC030_2.04.3
SAP Table Types
Transparent Table
(TRANSP)
Structure (INTTAB)
Pool Table Cluster Table
View
BC030_2.04.4
Transparent Tables
Type = TRANSP
Master Data
BC030_2.04.5
Table Type TRANSP
in the Database
DB
PROFILE
BC030_2.04.6
Mapping a Table of Type INTTAB
DB
PROFILE
BC030_2.04.7
Pool and Cluster Tables: Overview
Pool Table
Cluster Table
BC030_2.04.8
Master Transaction
Organization &
Customizing User
Technical Settings
Data class
Number of data records in
Database storage
Single records, generic,
full, not buffered
On or off
Size category
Buffering
Log data changes
BC030_2.04.9
Master data User data
Data Class
Organization and
Customizing data
Transaction data
DB
BC030_2.04.10
Size Categories
BC030_2.04.11
Buffering Type
None

Single Record

Generic

Full
KF1 KF2 KF3 F4 F5 F6 KF1 KF2 KF3 F4 F5 F6
KF1 KF2 KF3 F4 F5 F6
BC030_2.04.12
Logging
BC030_2.04.13
Maintaining Technical Settings


Data Class
Size Category
Buffering Type
Logging
BC030_2.04.14
DB
Database Utility
BC030_2.04.15
Index
BC030_2.04.16
Index Table
Last Name First Name Pointer
Adams Anthony
ID Last Name First Name Salary
Zelkova Zephyr
Employee Names Employees
Database Indexes
Burrows
Jones
Furia
Peters
Treske
Gregory
Gerry
Fred
Tim
Jimmy
Beth
Carolin
BC030_2.04.17
The Telephone Book Analogy
BC030_2.04.18
The Telephone Book Analogy
(Continued)
BC030_2.04.19
The Index Range Scan
BC030_2.04.20
The Unique Index Scan
BC030_2.04.21
Evaluating the Various
Types of Scans
Unique Index Scan
Index Range Scan
Full Table Scan
BC030_2.04.22
Summary
The participants should be able to:
Describe the different types of tables in the SAP
ABAP Dictionary
Explain the technical settings for optimizing the
storage and maintenance requirements
Describe indexing performance benefits

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