Week 2 Unit 1: Database Schemas

and Database Tables

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Database Schemas and Database Tables
The SAP HANA Repository
Object management, versioning,
and transport
Software component delivery
and patching
Built-in support for translatable
texts
Support for server-based
development
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The SAP HANA Repository
Presentation logi c
Control flow logic
Calculation logic
Client
Data
Data artifacts
Control flow artifacts
Presentation artifacts
HANA
Manage all artifacts in one
repository
Presentation (UI)
Control flow (Application)
Data persistence:
Tables
Views
Schemas
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Database Schemas and Database Tables
Data Persistence in SAP HANA
Data persistence objects
Schemas
Tables
SQL views
Sequences
Procedures

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Database Schemas and Database Tables
Database Schemas for SAP HANA
Database object
Mandatory
Contains logical groups:
Tables
Views
Procedures
Sequences

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Design-time Schemas for SAP HANA
Design-time object
Transportable
Plain text file
Mandatory file suffix
(.hdbschema)
Repository activation
creates runtime object in
the catalog
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Design-time Schemas: Configuration Syntax (.hdbschema)
Mandatory syntax
(.hdbschema)
Schema name keyword
Schema name
Authorizations
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Database Tables for SAP HANA
Database object
<package.path>::<TableName>
A set of data elements
Type:
Column
Row
Metadata:
Constraints on table
Constraints on values in particular
columns
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Design-time Tables for SAP HANA
Design-time object
Transportable
Plain text file
Mandatory file suffix
(.hdbtable)
Repository activation
creates runtime object in
the catalog
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Design-time Tables: Configuration Syntax (.hdbtable)
Mandatory syntax
(.hdbtable)
Schema name
Table type
Column/Row
Table columns
Name, SQL type, length
Data types
NVARCHAR, DATE, DECIMAL
Primary key
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