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You can use SQL (Structured Query Language) statements to define, display, add, change and delete data in the database.

SQL Properties of SAP MaxDB (Selection)

Property

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Schema

SQL Tutorial, Schemas

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE SCHEMA Statement (create_schema_statement)

Foreign Keys

(referential integrity)

SQL Tutorial, Foreign Key Dependencies Between Tables

SQL Reference Manual, Referential CONSTRAINT Definition (referential_constraint_definition)

Explicit and implicit locks on rows, tables and the database catalog

SQL Reference Manual, Transactions

LOCK Statement (lock_statement)

LOCK Option (lock_option)

Updatable view table

SQL Tutorial, View Tables

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE VIEW Statement (create_view_statement)

Temporary table

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE TABLE Statement (create_table_statement)

Domain definition

SQL Tutorial, Domains

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE DOMAIN Statement (create_domain_statement)

Join

SQL Tutorial, Joins: Information From Several Tables

SQL Reference Manual, JOIN Predicate (join_predicate)

Subquery

SQL Tutorial, Subquery: Inner Queries

SQL Reference Manual, Subquery (subquery)

Subtransaction

SQL Reference Manual, SUBTRANS Statement (subtrans_statement)

Number generator (auto-increment column)

SQL Tutorial, Number Generators for Tables

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE SEQUENCE Statement (create_sequence_statement)

Database procedure (stored procedures)

SQL Tutorial, Database Procedures

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE DBPROC[EDURE] Statement (create_dbproc_statement)

Database function (user-defined function)

SQL Tutorial, Database Functions

SQL Reference Manual, CREATE FUNCTION Statement (create_function_statement)

Triggers

SQL Tutorial, Database Triggers

SQL Reference Manual,

CREATE TRIGGER Statement (create_trigger_statement)

CREATE SYSTEM TRIGGER Statement (create_system_trigger_statement)

Server-side cursor

SQL Reference Manual, DECLARE CURSOR Statement (declare_cursor_statement)

Shared SQL (re-use of execution plans)

Special Database Parameters UseSharedSQL

Optimization

SQL Optimizer

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