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ABAP/4 Dictionary Objects

Former Member
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Hi all

Its a simple question but do think and get back to me.

Where does the ABAP/4 Dictionary or the Dictioanry objects exist.In presentation,Application or Database layer?

Vijay

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Former Member
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hi,

The tables created in SAP have a mapping to the tables in the underlying Oracle/DB2 Database..all the data reside in the DB layer.

Rgds,

Raghu.

prasanth_kasturi
Active Contributor
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hi,

Data Dictionary Is concerned with MetaData ( Data which helps to get actual data)

the definitions (data objects) are stored in application layer

actual data Stored In DataBase

Hope I am clear

regards

prasanth

Former Member
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Hi,

The Definition peat of a ABAP/4 Dictionary Object Store in

the applicattion Layer.

But the data for The Dictionary Object are Stored In The

Underlying Database.

I Hope It Will Help You.

Former Member
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Hi ,

Data dictionary Object Definition lies in the application layer

Data of the objects lie in the database layer.

Reward if helpful.

Regards

R Adarsh

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hai,

ABAP/4 DICTIONARY IS UTILITY FOR DEFINING DATA OBJECTS.

IT SITS ON TOP DATBASE SUCH AS INFORMIX OR ORACLE ACTS AS AN AGENT FOR GENERATING SQL STATEMENTS.

IT EXISTS IN DATBASE SERVER.

REGARDS.

SRIDHAR

Former Member
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hi

The definitions of Dictionary objects related to meta Data are stored in the application layer.

While the Actual implementation of objects are placed in the data base and reside in the DB layer.

Hope this will help.

Reward if helpful

Regards

Sumit Agarwal

Former Member
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hi vijay krishna ,

The ABAP Dictionary is completely integrated in the ABAP Workbench. This ABAP workbench is a component of ABAP application layer.

so, ABAP Dictionary is in ABAP application layer

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Anirban Bhattacharjee

Former Member
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hi vijay,

All the abap dictionary object are tempovarily stored in Application Server.

sankaran.KR

Former Member
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Hi.

In database layer all data is stored and retrieved from user driven conditions,commands given by end user programmer through presentation layer(GUI). ABAP programs are run on application layer but stored in database layer.

for more details visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

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Former Member
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hi....

actually only the defination of dictionary objects exist at the application layer...the data actually exits at the database levl...

thi is a simple difference

Former Member
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Hi Vijay.

The ABAP dictionary lies in the APPLICATION LAYER and is connected to the RDB - Relational Database.

But, the dictionary objects are the physical data which is present in the underlying DATABASE (Database Layer).

ABAP dictionary is designed to minimize the database access, improving the performance and support the complete working of the SAP.

Reward points if you find this information usefull.

Regards Harsh.