Abap Tricks and Tips: Select Where VS Select + Check

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Select where VS Select + Check

SELECT * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA.
CHECK: SBOOK_WA-CARRID = 'LH' AND
SBOOK_WA-CONNID = '0400'.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA

WHERE CARRID = 'LH' AND
CONNID = '0400'.
ENDSELECT.
Always specify your conditions in the Where-clause instead of checking them yourself with check
statements. The database system can then use an index (if possible) and the network load is considerably
less.
Select with Index Support

SELECT * FROM SBOOK CLIENT SPECIFIED INTO SBOOK_WA
WHERE CARRID = 'LH'
AND CONNID = '0400'.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * FROM SBOOK CLIENT SPECIFIED INTO SBOOK_WA

WHERE MANDT IN ( SELECT MANDT FROM T000 )
AND CARRID = 'LH'
AND CONNID = '0400'.
ENDSELECT.
For all frequently used Select statements, try to use an index. You always use an index if you specify (a
generic part of) the index fields concatenated with logical Ands in the Select statement's Where clause.
Note that complex Where clauses are poison for the statement optimizer in any database system.
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Select Single VS Select-Endselect

SELECT * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA
WHERE CARRID = 'LH'.
EXIT.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT SINGLE * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA

WHERE CARRID = 'LH'.
If you are interested if there exists at least one row of a database table or view with a certain condition, use
the Select Single statement instead of a Select-Endselect-loop. Select Single requires one communication
with the database system, whereas Select-Endselect needs two.
Select into Table t
DATA T006_WA TYPE T006.

CLEAR X006.
SELECT * FROM T006 INTO T006_WA.
APPEND T006_WA TO X006.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * FROM T006 INTO TABLE X006.
It is always faster to use the Into Table version of a Select statement than to use Append statements.
Select aggregates
C4A = '000'.
SELECT * FROM T100 INTO T100_WA
WHERE SPRSL = 'D' AND
ARBGB = '00'.
CHECK: T100_WA-MSGNR > C4A.
C4A = T100_WA-MSGNR.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT MAX( MSGNR ) FROM T100 INTO C4A

WHERE SPRSL = 'D' AND
ARBGB = '00'.
If you want to find the maximum, minimum, sum and average value or the count of a database column, use a
select list with aggregate functions instead of computing the aggregates yourself. Network load is
considerably less.
Select Endselect VS Array Select
SELECT * FROM T006

INTO TABLE X006.
LOOP AT X006 INTO X006_WA.
ENDLOOP.
VS
SELECT * FROM T006 INTO X006_WA.

ENDSELECT.
If you process your data only once, use a Select-Endselect-loop instead of collecting data in an internal
table with Select Into Table. Internal table handling takes up much more space.
Select with View
SELECT * FROM DD01L INTO DD01L_WA

WHERE DOMNAME LIKE 'CHAR%'
AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM DD01T INTO DD01T_WA
WHERE DOMNAME = DD01L_WA-DOMNAME
AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'
AND AS4VERS = DD01L_WA-AS4VERS
AND DDLANGUAGE = SY-LANGU.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * FROM DD01V INTO DD01V_WA

AND DDLANGUAGE = SY-LANGU.
ENDSELECT.
To process a join, use a view instead of nested Select statements. Network load is considerably less.
Select With Join
SELECT * FROM SPFLI INTO SPFLI_WA.

SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT INTO SFLIGHT_WA
WHERE CARRID = SPFLI_WA-CARRID
AND CONNID = SPFLI_WA-CONNID.
ENDSELECT.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * INTO WA
FROM SPFLI AS P INNER JOIN SFLIGHT AS F
ON P~CARRID = F~CARRID AND
P~CONNID = F~CONNID.
ENDSELECT.
To read data from several logically connected tables use a join instead of nested Select statements. Network
load is considerably less.
Select with Select list
SELECT * FROM DD01L INTO DD01L_WA

AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT DOMNAME FROM DD01L

INTO DD01L_WA-DOMNAME
AND AS4LOCAL = 'A'.
ENDSELECT.
Use a select list or a view instead of Select * , if you are only interested in specific columns of the table.
Network load is considerably less.
Select with Buffer Support
SELECT SINGLE * FROM T100 INTO T100_WA

BYPASSING BUFFER
WHERE SPRSL = 'D'
AND ARBGB = '00'
AND MSGNR = '999'.
VS
SELECT SINGLE * FROM T100 INTO T100_WA

WHERE SPRSL = 'D'
AND ARBGB = '00'
AND MSGNR = '999'.
For all frequently used, read-only tables, try to use SAP buffering. Network load is considerably less.
Array Insert VS Single row Insert
LOOP AT TAB INTO TAB_WA.

INSERT INTO CUSTOMERS VALUES TAB_WA.
ENDLOOP.
VS
INSERT CUSTOMERS FROM TABLE TAB.
Whenever possible, use array operations instead of single-row operations to modify your database tables.
Frequent communication between the application program and database system produces considerable
overhead.
Column Update
SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT INTO SFLIGHT_WA.

SFLIGHT_WA-SEATSOCC =
SFLIGHT_WA-SEATSOCC - 1.
UPDATE SFLIGHT FROM SFLIGHT_WA.
ENDSELECT.
VS
UPDATE SFLIGHT
SET SEATSOCC = SEATSOCC – 1.
Whenever possible, use column updates instead of single-row updates to update your database tables.
Network load is considerably less.
Using Subqueries
SELECT * FROM SPFLI

INTO TABLE T_SPFLI
WHERE CITYFROM = 'FRANKFURT'
AND CITYTO = 'NEW YORK'.
SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT AS F
INTO SFLIGHT_WA
FOR ALL ENTRIES IN T_SPFLI
WHERE SEATSOCC < F~SEATSMAX
AND CARRID = T_SPFLI-CARRID
AND CONNID = T_SPFLI-CONNID
AND FLDATE BETWEEN '19990101' AND '19990331'.
ENDSELECT.
VS
SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT AS F INTO SFLIGHT_WA

WHERE SEATSOCC < F~SEATSMAX
AND EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM SPFLI
WHERE CARRID = F~CARRID
AND CONNID = F~CONNID
AND CITYFROM = 'FRANKFURT'
AND CITYTO = 'NEW YORK' )
AND FLDATE BETWEEN '19990101' AND '19990331'.
ENDSELECT.
Instead of using nested Select loops or FOR ALL ENTRIES it is often possible to use subqueries. Network
load is considerably less.
String Manupulations
Special Operators in If (CA,.....
ASSIGN CHA(1) TO <C1A>.
DO 200 TIMES.
IF <C1A> = '(' OR <C1A> = ')'.
"...any actions
EXIT.
ENDIF.
ASSIGN <C1A>+1 TO <C1A>.
ENDDO.
VS
IF CHA(200) CA '()'.
"...any actions
ENDIF.
Use the special operators CO, CA, CS, instead of programming the operations yourself. If ABAP/4
statements are executed per character on long strings, CPU consumption can rise substantially.
String Concatenation
CALL FUNCTION 'STRING_CONCATENATE_3'

EXPORTING
STRING1 = T100_WA-ARBGB
STRING2 = T100_WA-MSGNR
STRING3 = T100_WA-TEXT
IMPORTING
STRING = CLA
EXCEPTIONS
TOO_SMALL = 01.
VS
CONCATENATE T100_WA-ARBGB
T100_WA-MSGNR
T100_WA-TEXT INTO CLA.
Some function modules for string manipulation have become obsolete and should be replaced by ABAP/4
statements or functions: STRING_CONCATENATE... -> CONCATENATE, STRING_SPLIT... -> SPLIT,
STRING_LENGTH -> strlen(), STRING_CENTER -> WRITE...TO...CENTERED, STRING_MOVE_RIGHT ->
WRITE...TO...RIGHT-JUSTIFIED
________________________________________________________________________
String Concatenation
* MOVE 'Jane' TO CMA.

* MOVE 'Miller' TO CMB.
* MOVE 'New York City' TO CMC.
I1 = STRLEN( CMA ). I2 = STRLEN( CMB ).

MOVE 'Mrs. ' TO CHA.
MOVE CMA TO CHA+5. I1 = I1 + 6.
MOVE CMB TO CHA+I1. I1 = I1 + I2 + 1.
MOVE 'from ' TO CHA+I1. I1 = I1 + 5.
MOVE CMC TO CHA+I1.
* Mrs. Jane Miller from New York City" is the final value of CHA.
VS
* MOVE 'Jane' TO CMA.

* MOVE 'Miller' TO CMB.
* MOVE 'New York City' TO CMC.
CONCATENATE
'Mrs.' CMA CMB 'from' CMC INTO CHA
SEPARATED BY SPACE.
* Mrs. Jane Miller from New York City" is the final value of CHA.
Use the CONCATENATE statement instead of programming a string concatenation of your own.
* CLA contains the string

* ' "Editor line n'.
IF CLA CN SPACE. ENDIF.

SHIFT CLA BY SY-FDPOS PLACES LEFT.
VS
* CLA contains the string

* ' "Editor line n'.
SHIFT CLA LEFT DELETING LEADING SPACE.
If you want to delete the leading spaces in a string, use the ABAP/4 statement SHIFT...LEFT DELETING
LEADING... .Other constructions (with CN and SHIFT...BY SY-FDPOS PLACES, with CONDENSE if
possible, with CN and ASSIGN CLA+SY-FDPOS(LEN) ...) are not as fast. In any case, avoid using SHIFT
inside a WHILE-loop!
String Split
* CMA contains '(410)-45174-66354312' and shall be
* split into AREA_CODE,
* TEL_NO1,
* TEL_NO2.
SEARCH CMA FOR '-'.
MOVE CMA(SY-FDPOS) TO AREA_CODE.
I1 = SY-FDPOS + 2.
SEARCH CMA FOR '-' STARTING AT I1.
I1 = I1 - 1.
MOVE CMA+I1(SY-FDPOS) TO TEL_NO1.
I1 = I1 + SY-FDPOS + 1.
MOVE CMA+I1 TO TEL_NO2.
VS
* CMA contains '(410)-45174-66354312' and shall be
* split into AREA_CODE,
* TEL_NO1,
* TEL_NO2.
SPLIT CMA AT '-' INTO AREA_CODE

TEL_NO1
TEL_NO2.
Use the SPLIT statement instead of programming a string split yourself.
* DATA: BEGIN OF STR, LINE TYPE X, END OF STR,

* CHECK_SUM TYPE I.
* MOVE 'KALEBVPQDSCFG' TO CLA.
DO 64 TIMES VARYING STR FROM CLA NEXT CLA+1.

CHECK STR NE SPACE.
ADD STR-LINE TO CHECK_SUM.
ENDDO.
VS
* DATA: BEGIN OF STR, LINE TYPE X, END OF STR,

* CHECK_SUM TYPE I.
* MOVE 'KALEBVPQDSCFG' TO CLA.
I1 = STRLEN( CLA ).
DO I1 TIMES VARYING STR FROM CLA NEXT CLA+1.

CHECK STR NE SPACE.
ADD STR-LINE TO CHECK_SUM.
ENDDO.
Use the strlen( ) function to restrict the DO loop to the relevant part of the field, e.g. when determinating a
check-sum.
* STRING is a 255 byte character field
CLEAR STRING.
TRANSLATE STRING USING ' *'.
VS
* STRING is a 255 byte character field
CLEAR STRING WITH '*'.
Use "CLEAR f WITH val" whenever you want to initialize a field with a value different from the field's type-
specific initial value.

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Select where VS Select + Check

SELECT * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA

Select with Index Support

SELECT * FROM SBOOK CLIENT SPECIFIED INTO SBOOK_WA

Select Single VS Select-Endselect

SELECT SINGLE * FROM SBOOK INTO SBOOK_WA

Select into Table t

DATA T006_WA TYPE T006.

SELECT * FROM T006 INTO TABLE X006.

SELECT MAX( MSGNR ) FROM T100 INTO C4A

Select Endselect VS Array Select

SELECT * FROM T006

SELECT * FROM T006 INTO X006_WA.

Select with View

SELECT * FROM DD01L INTO DD01L_WA

SELECT * FROM DD01V INTO DD01V_WA

Select With Join

SELECT * FROM SPFLI INTO SPFLI_WA.

Select with Select list

SELECT * FROM DD01L INTO DD01L_WA

SELECT DOMNAME FROM DD01L

Select with Buffer Support

SELECT SINGLE * FROM T100 INTO T100_WA

SELECT SINGLE * FROM T100 INTO T100_WA

Array Insert VS Single row Insert

LOOP AT TAB INTO TAB_WA.

INSERT CUSTOMERS FROM TABLE TAB.

SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT INTO SFLIGHT_WA.

SELECT * FROM SPFLI

SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT AS F INTO SFLIGHT_WA

Special Operators in If (CA,.....

ASSIGN CHA(1) TO <C1A>.

CALL FUNCTION 'STRING_CONCATENATE_3'

* MOVE 'Jane' TO CMA.

I1 = STRLEN( CMA ). I2 = STRLEN( CMB ).

* MOVE 'Jane' TO CMA.

* CLA contains the string

IF CLA CN SPACE. ENDIF.

* CLA contains the string

SHIFT CLA LEFT DELETING LEADING SPACE.

SPLIT CMA AT '-' INTO AREA_CODE

Use the SPLIT statement instead of programming a string split yourself.

* DATA: BEGIN OF STR, LINE TYPE X, END OF STR,

DO 64 TIMES VARYING STR FROM CLA NEXT CLA+1.

* DATA: BEGIN OF STR, LINE TYPE X, END OF STR,

DO I1 TIMES VARYING STR FROM CLA NEXT CLA+1.

* STRING is a 255 byte character field

* STRING is a 255 byte character field

CLEAR STRING WITH '*'.

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