2044468 - FAQ: SAP HANA Partitioning Show Changes    

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You have a question related to SAP HANA partitioning.

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SAP HANA

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1. Where do I find detailed information about partitioning?

2. Which indications exist for issues related to SAP HANA partitioning?
3. How can I check and evaluate the current partitioning in a system?
4. What does partitioning in SAP HANA environments mean?
5. Is partitioning available for both row store and column store?
6. Is partitioning transparent for the application?
7. For what reasons is partitioning required or useful?
8. What kind of problems can be introduced by partitioning?
9. Which partitioning types exist?
10. Is LIST partitioning available?
11. What is single-level and multi-level partitioning?
12. Are locks involved when a table is partitioned?
13. Which best practices exist for partitioning tables?
14. How can partitioning changes be implemented?
15. How can the consistency of partitions be checked?
16. Is it possible to truncate a partition?
17. How should tables be partitioned in BW environments?
18. Is the partitioning information kept during homogeneous SAP HANA system copies?
19. Is the partitioning information kept during transports?
20. Is the partitioning information kept during ABAP table conversions and SAP upgrades?
21. My table has a partition specification, but it shows only PART_ID 0 in M_CS_TABLES. Is this correct?
22. Where can I see which partitions are loaded into memory?
23. Is it possible to load a single partition only?
24. Are cold partitions for aging and time-selection tables pre-loaded?
25. How many partitions are allowed for one table?
26. Which data types are allowed for partitioning columns?
27. Are there specific partitioning recommendations for certain SAP applications and tables?
28. Is there a way to automatize the creation of new range partitions?
29. How can I check the progress of an ongoing partitioning activity?