Unicode in SAP

To have a better idea about what is Unicode, let us first look at what is a CodePage.

CodePage

A Code page is another name for character encoding (A character encoding system consists of a code that pairs each character from a given repertoire with something else, such as a sequence of natural numbers, octets or electrical pulses, in order to facilitate the transmission of data (generally numbers and/or text) through telecommunication networks or storage of text in computers).

Code Page

Code Page

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Tracing your SQL in SAP

The SQL Trace function is an on-demand log of selected SQL statements that are issued against the database through the Open SQL Engine. The SQL Trace can be switched on or off dynamically. The log format is database independent. Besides the SQL statement text, each log record contains information about the point in time when the statement was executed, its duration, its input parameters and results (where applicable) as well as context information.

The SQL Trace is especially useful for Development and Performance analysis.

 

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Analyzing the SAP Dumps

ABAP programs are checked statically when they are created and dynamically when they are running. Error states, which are not statically predictable and only occur at runtime are dynamically identified by the ABAP runtime environment. States of this type lead to exceptions. If an exception is not handled or cannot be handled, a runtime error occurs.

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Search Transactions by Text in SAP

Most of the ABAPer or who ever use SAP at some point stuck at the point to know or remember Transaction codes.

Initial Screen of SAP standard T-Code
Initial Screen of SAP provided standard T-Code for search

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Transport SAP Table contents

In the initial ABAP learning periods, I had faced the difficulty of transporting the Table data from one system to another.  I had to MANUALY copy, Master data from one system to another; as was unaware of this feature in SAP, that allow us to transport the data/table contents automatically from one system to another.
Transport Request with Table Contents Attached

Transport Request with Table Contents Attached

Let’s check out the steps for the same.

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