DATA DICTIONARY What is data Dictionary ? What is the difference between open sql & native sql ?

Difference between Pooled, cluster & transparent tables? What is Primary key, foreign key ? what is primary index? secondary index? how many indexes can be created for a table? what is a value table? what are the components of a table? what is a domain? what is a data element? what is data class? can you create a table with out a data element? can you create a field with out a data element? What approach you prefer for creating a table? Give few names of cluster tables in sap? Give few names of pooled tables in sap? give few names of transparent tables? what is a buffer and how many types? what is table maintenance generator and how to create that? What is the transaction code? How to add new fields to a standard sap table ? How many types of table joins are there? difference between inner join & outer join? Difference between "select * from mara" and "select single * from mara"? what is a match code ? Lock objects ? what are views? what are logical tables/database? what is the difference bet'n table and a structure? *********************************************************

What is Table Maintenance Generator? The Table Maintenance Generator is used to create table maintenance program to a dd, modify or delete records in the database table. This can be accessed using transaction SE54 or in SE11 using the menu Utilities>Table Maintenance Generator. What is One step, two step in Table Maintenance Generator? This specifies the screens to be created in the Table Maintenance Program. Single step: Only overview screen is created i.e. the Table Maintenance Program will have only one screen where you can add, delete or edit records. Two step: Two screens namely the overview screen and Single screen are created. The user can see the key fields in the first screen and can further go on to edi t further details. How do you activate the database table after making changes to it? After making changes to the table, inorder to reflect the changes go to transact ion SE14 and Choose Edit and then choose Activate and Adjust Database. OR You can directly activate it from the SE11. What types of objects can be created in the ABAP Dictionary? Tables Views Data Elements Structures Table Types Type Groups Domains Search Helps Lock Objects

Which field differentiates a table from client-dependent and client-independent? The MANDT field of the table specifies whether the table is client independent o r not. Client-dependent tables contains MANDT column and are client specific. Client Independent tables do not have MANDT columan and can be accessed from any client.

I have recently added a few fields to a custom table. But I don't get these fiel ds in the table maintenance program? You have to delete and recreate your own existing table maintenance program to s

ee your new fields. How do I create index on a database table? Go to transaction SE11, open your database table. Choose the menu, Goto->Indexes to create index. Give your index name and choose the fields of the table. When I create new entries in the table the field values are always in Uppercase. How do I get the data with mixed case? The reason for this is that the Domain for the field in the table might have Low ercase checkbox unchecked. Check the Lowercase checkbox to preserve the case of your data.

*******************VIEWS What is the difference between Database tables and Views? The Table has a physical storage of data whereas views do not have physical stor age of data. The view is derived from one or more tables which is created only with the requi red fields from the database table(s). It can also be created with table inner joins and specifying conditions for data retrieval.

What are the different types of Views? * Projection view - Just retrieves some fields from a single table. * Help View - This is used for search help. * Database View - This is inner join view of one or more tables * Maintenance View - Helps in creating maintaining data of the application objec t. The data can be distributed among several tables.

Can I use all the views in the ABAP program ? No. You can use only projection view or database view in your ABAP program.