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Dilberts Boss knows some SAP Terms, Do you ?

Funny, right !!
So Dilberts boss knows some Data Data-Dictionary terms. Like Dilbert
guessed he might have learnt them from some trade magazine. This is
why half baked knowledge can be dangerous.
Just for your benefit though here is my quick list of the important SAP
Data Dictionary Terms.

ABAP Dictionary:
You use the ABAP Dictionary to create and manage data definitions
(metadata). Accessed via Transaction code SE11.

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Important objects of the ABAP Dictionary are

Tables:
Tables are defined in the ABAP Dictionary independently of the
database. W hen you activate a table definition a corresponding table
with the same structure is created in the underlying database.

Views:
A view is a grouping of columns from one or more database tables
connected with a logical join. The columns of a view make a flat
structure that can be used as a data type. In Open SQL, a view can
usually be used as a database table. An exception to this are the
special maintenance views and help views

Types:

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User-defined data types can be stored for all programs in the ABAP
Dictionary. These types can be used in ABAP Programs also. The
following three types are available.

Data Elements:
You use data elements to define the type of a table field, structure
component or the row type of a table type. A data element can also
be referenced in ABAP programs with TYPE. As a result, you can
define variables in an an ABAP program that take on the attributes of
a data element. A data element can be used to describe either an
elementary type or a reference type.

Structures:
You use a structure (structured type) to comprise components
(fields). A component can refer to an elementary type (via a data
element or by directly specifying the data type and length in the
structure definition), another structure or a table type. A structure can
be nested to any depth.

Table Types:
You use a table type to describe the structure and functional
attributes of an internal table in ABAP. In ABAP programs you can
reference a table type TTYP defined in the ABAP Dictionary with the
command DATA <inttab> TYPE TTYP. You create an internal table
<inttab> in the program with the attributes defined for TTYP in the
ABAP Dictionary.

Domains:
A domain defines a value range. A domain is assigned to a data
element. All table fields or structure components that use this data
element have the value range defined by the domain. The

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relationship between the field or component and the domain is

defined by the data element of the field or component.

Pre-defined Dictionary Data types:

SAP provides a list of Pre-defined data types which can be used to
define a domain. If an ABAP Dictionary object (data element,
structure, table type, table, or view) is used in an ABAP program, the
system converts the Dictionary data types of the object fields to the
corresponding ABAP data types.

Lock Objects:
The SAP system synchronizes several users simultaneous access to
the same data records with a lock mechanism. W hen interactive
transactions are programmed, the system sets and releases locks by
calling function modules. These function modules are automatically
generated from the definition of lock objects in the ABAP Dictionary.

Search Helps:
Search helps are objects that you can use to assign input help (F4
Help) to screen fields. You can do this by creating a search help in
the ABAP Dictionary and attaching it to the corresponding screen
field.

Whats Coming next:

Guys, A lot of students have emailed me some very interesting questions
about the first assignment I have put up.
To help them I am creating a step by step guide to solving that
assignment filled with a lot of information. This guide will help you clear
all your concepts on Data-Dictionary like Difference between Application
and Customizing tables, client dependent vs independent tables, Master

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data vs transactional data, Search helps and their applications etc.

Please join the mailing list so I can send you the guide once I am done.
Incase you havent started your assignment please do so. Here is the
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And one more thing. If you like this post

Thanks You and Happy learning.

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Bernd

April 9, 2015 at 12:24 pm

This post and many other on your page are very interesting.
You should show your content to wider audience.
Reply

Miguel Enriquez

April 10, 2015 at 5:03 pm

Hi good article.
1) i have a dude in Types Section you write:
The following three types are available.
wich types are available?
Thanks
Reply

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