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ABENDDIC_DEFINE_TABLE - DDIC DEFINE TABLE

- Dictionary DDL for Defining Database Tables

In the ABAP Development Tools (ADT), a database table can be displayed and modified using source-code-based methods in the Dictionary DDL. Here, the source code of a DDIC database table is not saved and transported. Instead, the source code of an existing DDIC database table is generated from the metadata of the associated system tables. Conversely, when saved, the metadata is derived directly from the source code and saved to the system tables.

• DEFINE TABLE

Note

All properties of a DDIC database table described in the preceding sections can be defined using DEFINE TABLE or in transaction SE11, with the following exceptions. The technical properties, which are activated and transported separately from the DDIC database table, and secondary indexes cannot be defined using the Dictionary DDL:

• The standalone table-specific technical properties of DDIC database tables can be maintained in a form-based tool in ADT.

• Secondary indexes must be edited using transaction SE11 as before.