Abap Data Dictionary (Hardcover)

... Introduction ... 13 ... Acknowledgments ... 17 1 ... Introduction ... 19 ... 1.1 ... Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) ... 19 ... 1.2 ... Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) ... 21 ... 1.3 ... Data Dictionary ... 22 ... 1.4 ... Summary ... 25 2 ... Data Types ... 27 ... 2.1 ... Data Types ... 27 ... 2.2 ... Mapping of the Data Types ... 35 ... 2.3 ... Summary ... 38 3 ... Domains ... 39 ... 3.1 ... An Introduction to Domains ... 39 ... 3.2 ... Attributes of Domains ... 41 ... 3.3 ... Creating Domains ... 52 ... 3.4 ... Changing Domains ... 55 ... 3.5 ... Deleting Domains ... 56 ... 3.6 ... Summary ... 57 4 ... Data Elements ... 59 ... 4.1 ... An Introduction to Data Elements ... 59 ... 4.2 ... Attributes of Data Elements ... 59 ... 4.3 ... Creating Data Elements ... 71 ... 4.4 ... Deleting Data Elements ... 75 ... 4.5 ... Summary ... 76 5 ... Tables ... 77 ... 5.1 ... An Introduction to Tables ... 77 ... 5.2 ... Components of a Table ... 82 ... 5.3 ... Creating Tables ... 137 ... 5.4 ... Changing Tables ... 149 ... 5.5 ... Deleting Tables ... 158 ... 5.6 ... Creating Other Dictionary Objects ... 159 ... 5.7 ... Deleting Other Dictionary Objects ... 166 ... 5.8 ... Summary ... 167 6 ... Views ... 169 ... 6.1 ... An Introduction to Views ... 169 ... 6.2 ... Attributes of Views ... 170 ... 6.3 ... Types of Views ... 176 ... 6.4 ... Creating and Deleting Views ... 182 ... 6.5 ... Summary ... 204 7 ... Table Maintenance Dialog ... 205 ... 7.1 ... Table Maintenance Dialog: Initial Screen (Transaction: SE54) ... 206 ... 7.2 ... Table Maintenance Generator ... 208 ... 7.3 ... Maintaining Authorization Groups ... 239 ... 7.4 ... Maintaining Function Group ... 243 ... 7.5 ... View Variants ... 245 ... 7.6 ... View Clusters ... 250 ... 7.7 ... Summary ... 261 8 ... Complex Data Types: Structures and Table Types ... 263 ... 8.1 ... Structures ... 264 ... 8.2 ... Table Types ... 271 ... 8.3 ... Deleting Data Types ... 283 ... 8.4 ... Summary ... 283 9 ... Search Helps ... 285 ... 9.1 ... Introduction to Search Helps ... 285 ... 9.2 ... Types of Search Help ... 286 ... 9.3 ... Creating Search Help ... 300 ... 9.4 ... Value Transport for Input Helps ... 311 ... 9.5 ... Search Help Attachment ... 312 ... 9.6 ... Summary ... 324 10 ... Lock Objects ... 325 ... 10.1 ... An Introduction to Locks ... 325 ... 10.2 ... Lock Mechanisms and Their Attributes ... 327 ... 10.3 ... Creating Lock Objects ... 343 ... 10.4 ... Deleting Lock Objects ... 347 ... 10.5 ... Summary ... 348 11 ... Database Utility ... 349 ... 11.1 ... An Introduction to the Database Utility ... 349 ... 11.2 ... Processing Types ... 351 ... 11.3 ... Storage Parameters ... 363 ... 11.4 ... Runtime Objects ... 367 ... 11.5 ... Activation ... 370 ... 11.6 ... Adjusting Database Structures ... 374 ... 11.7 ... Conversion ... 376 ... 11.8 ... Editing Dictionary Objects in the Database ... 383 ... 11.9 ... Summary ... 394 ... The Author ... 395 ... Index ... 397