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Access to ABAP-Managed Database Objects
ABAP-managed database objects can be accessed as follows:
These access methods each have their own attributes and restrictions, which are described in the corresponding section. The following table summarizes the most important aspects supported by each access method:
| - | Dependency Rules Respected | Data Aging Respected | Mapping Between ABAP Types and Database Types, Existence of the Database Objects, ABAP-Specific Environment Information, Where-Used List | ABAP-Managed Database Connections | Field Order, DDL Forbidden | Client Handling, Table Buffering, Table Logging, ...,CDS Entities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABAP SQL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AMDP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Restricted | Yes | No |
| ABAP-Managed Native SQL | Yes | Yes | Restricted | Yes | No | No |
| Non-ABAP-Managed Native SQL | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Other versions:
7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Note
These access methods can be used separately from each other, but there are some mutual dependencies. One example are AS ABAP database connections and their transaction contexts, which are shared by ABAP SQL, Native SQL, and AMDP.
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ABAP SQL Access to ABAP-Managed Database Objects