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Statements in Logical Databases
The following statements or additions for statements can be used in logical databases only. If you no longer create logical databases, then you no longer require these statements.
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Database programm
The database program of a logical database provides other programs with data about interface work areas. The name of a database program is SAPDBldb, where ldb stands for the name of the logical database. A special addition and statement both exist for the database program of a logical database.
- Addition
DEFINING DATABASEfor the statementREPORT
- Statement
PUT
Selection Include
A standard selection screen can be defined in the selection include of a logical database. The standard selection screen of the logical database is grouped together with the standard selection screen of an executable program that is linked to the logical database, to form a shared standard selection screen. The name of this selection include is DBldbSEL, where ldb stands for the name of the logical database.
The elements of the standard selection screen of a logical database are defined using the usual commands:
PARAMETERS,
SELECT-OPTIONS and SELECTION-SCREEN.
The following elements are using exclusively for creating the selection screen of a logical database:
- Special variants of the statement
SELECTION-SCREEN
- Special additions of the statement
PARAMETERS
- Special additions of the statement
SELECT-OPTIONS