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cross-transaction application buffer
Application buffer in the DS:ABEN.SHARED_MEMORY_GLOSRY>Shared Memory. ABAP programs access cross-transaction
application buffers by specifying SHARED
BUFFER or SHARED
MEMORY as medium with the statements
EXPORT and IMPORT for
data clusters. The difference between the two types lies in the system behavior when it reaches its memory limit.