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Native and Open SQL in ABAP

The goal of this tutorial is not to teach you SQL or database concepts but to introduce you to the SQL diversity in

ABAP

In ABAP/4 programming language, there are two types of SQL being used.

1. NATIVE SQL

2. OPEN SQL.

Open SQL allows you to access the database tables declared in the ABAP dictionary regardless of the database

platform that the R/3 system is using.

Native SQL allows you to use database-specific SQL statements in an ABAP/4 program. This means that you can use

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database tables that are not administered by ABAP dictionary, and therefore integrate data that is not part of the R/3

system.

Open SQL consists of a set of ABAP statements that perform operations on the central database in the R/3 system.

The results of the operations and any error messages are independent of the database system in use. Open SQL thus

provides a uniform syntax and semantics for all of the database systems supported by SAP. ABAP programs that only

use Open SQL statements will work in any R/3 system, regardless of the database system in use. Open SQL statements

can only work with database tables that have been been created in the ABAP dictionary.

Basic Open SQL Commands

SELECT

INSERT

UPDATE

MODIFY

DELETE

OPEN CURSOR,FETCH, CLOSE CURSOR

Example

TABLES SBOOK.

DATA C TYPE CURSOR,

WA LIKE SBOOK.

OPEN CURSOR C FOR SELECT * FROM SBOOK WHERE CARRID = LH

AND CONNID = 0400

AND FLDATE = 19950228

ORDER BY PRIMARY KEY.

DO.

FETCH NEXT CURSOR C INTO WA.

IF SY-SUBRC 0.

CLOSE CURSOR C.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

WRITE: / WA-BOOKID, WA-CUSTOMID, WA-CUSTTYPE,

WA-SMOKER, WA-LUGGWEIGHT, WA-WUNIT,

WA-INVOICE.


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ENDDO.

Output the passenger list for the Lufthansa flight 0400 on 28-02.1995:

Open SQL Return Codes

All Open SQL statements fill the following two system fields with return codes.

SY-SUBRC

After every Open SQL statement, the system field SY-SUBRC contains the value 0 if the operation was successful, a

value other than 0 if not.

SY-DBCNT

After an Open SQL statement, the system field SY-DBCNT contains the number of database lines processed.

Native SQL

As already mentioned, Native SQL allows you to use database-specific SQL statements in an ABAP program.

To use Native SQL statement, you must precede it with the EXEC SQL statement, and follow it with the ENDEXEC

statement.

Syntax

EXEC SQL [PERFORMING ].

ENDEXEC.

There is no period after Native SQL statements. Furthermore, using inverted commas () or an asterisk (*) at the

beginning of a line in a native SQL statement does not introduce a comment as it would in normal ABAP syntax. You

need to know whether table and field names are case-sensitive in your chosen database.

In Native SQL statements, the data is transported between the database table and the ABAP program using host

variables. These are declared in the ABAP program, and preceded in the Native SQL statement by a colon (:). You

can use elementary structures as host variables. Exceptionally, structures in an INTO clause are treated as though all oftheir fields were listed individually.

As in Open SQL, after the ENDEXEC statement, SY-DBCNT contains the number of lines processed. In nearly all

cases, SY-SUBRC contains the value 0 after the ENDEXEC statement.

Open SQL Performance Rules

To improve the performance of the SQL and in turn of the ABAP program, one should take care of the following rules-


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Keep the Result Set Small

Using the where clause

If only one record is required from the database, use SELECT SINGLE whenever possible .

Minimize the Amount of Data Transferred

Restrict the number of lines

If only certain fields are required from a table, use the SELECT INTO statementRestrict no of columns

Use aggregate functions

Minimize the Number of Data Transfers

Avoid nested select loops

An alternative option is to use the SELECT .. FOR ALL ENTRIES statement. This statement can often be a lot

more efficient than performing a large number of SELECT or SELECT SINGLE statements during a LOOP of

an internal table.

Use dictionary viewsUse Joins in the FROM clause

Use subqueries in the where clause

Minimize the Search Overhead

Use index fields in the where clause

When accessing databases, always ensure that the correct index is being used .

Reduce the Database Load

BufferingLogical databases

Avoid repeated database access

Using Internal Tables to Buffer Records

To avoid executing the same SELECT multiple times (and therefore have duplicate selects), an internal table of

type HASHED can be used to improve performance.

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