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11.1.2.8.4 SQL Trace
is tool enables the analysis and display of the database calls made by reports and transactions
written in ABAP. is assists in performance analysis, especially for batch programs.
11.1.2.9 Workbench Organizer
e Workbench organizer provides an environment and tools for the ABAP development.
11.1.3 Programming in ABAP
ABAP is a full-featured 4GL that originated as a reporting language. Like any traditional com-
puter language, ABAP’s features can be described by broadly dividing them as follows:
◾ Data denition statements: ese describe the data processed in an ABAP program, for
example, DATA, TYPES, and TABLES.
◾ Data query statements: ese specify the attributes of the data record that must be ...