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shared memory
Memory area of an application server, in which the ABAP runtime environment stores programs, program data, buffers, and so on. In the shared memory of the current application server, ABAP programs can either access data clusters in cross-transactional application buffers, or shared objects in the shared objects memory. The maximum amount of shared memory that can be occupied by the different users is statically determined using profile parameters. Transaction ST02 (SAP Memory Management) shows the current occupancy of the shared memory and the corresponding profile parameters.