A table is a set of rows. Each row in a table has the same number of columns and contains a value for each column.
Table type |
Description |
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Base table |
System tables and all tables containing application data are base tables. Base tables are saved permanently. |
Results table |
The database system creates unnamed result tables when a SELECT statement is executed and then deletes them at the end of the session. The database system creates named result tables when a DECLARE CURSOR statement is executed. |
Join table |
A join table is a special results table that the database system creates when two or more tables are linked. |
System Table |
A system table is a base table that contains system information (information about the database objects, states, statistics, monitor data; Loader system tables). |
Temporary table |
A temporary table is a special base table that the database system deletes at the end of the session. Temporary tables belong to the TEMP schema. |
View Table |
A view table is derived from a base table and its definition is saved permanently. View tables themselves contain no data, they only provide a view of the data. |
The database system automatically increases and decreases the size of tables without the administrator having to take any action. The database system uses database-internal striping to distribute the data in a table evenly across all the data volumes. You cannot influence how the data is distributed across the data volumes nor can you find out which tables are saved in which data volumes.
Property |
Description (Links to SQL Reference Manual) |
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Name |
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Data Type |
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Dim |
Dimension Maximum number of characters |
Code Attribute |
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Key |
If you select this option, you add this column to the primary key. Key Definition (key_definition) All columns in the primary key must be NOT NULL columns. You cannot use any columns of the LOB data type in the primary key. The database ensures that no NULL value exists in the key column and that no two data records in the table have the same values in all key columns. |
Not Null |
If you select this option, the value for this column cannot be a NULL value. |
Property |
Description (Links to SQL Reference Manual) |
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Name |
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Definition |
Property |
Description (Link to SQL Reference Manual) |
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Index name |
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In Index |
Indicates whether a column belongs to the index |
Sort |
Sort sequence |
Name |
Column name |
Data Type |
Column data type You cannot use LOB columns in an index. |
Unique |
Indicates whether the values for this columns must be unique |
Disabled |
Indicates whether the index is deactivated |
Usage Count |
Indicates how often the system has used the index |
Bad |
Indicates whether the index is damaged |
Property |
Description (Link to SQL Reference Manual) |
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Name |
Foreign key name |
Referencing Columns |
Referencing column Referential CONSTRAINT Definition (referential_constraint_definition) |
Reference Schema |
Schema to which the table with the column that is referenced belongs |
Reference Table |
Table to which the column that is referenced belongs |
Reference Column |
Column which is referenced |
Rule |
Rule for behavior of the table referenced if a data record is deleted in the referencing table |
Property |
Description |
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Columns and Indexes |
Columns and indexes |
Distinct Values |
Estimated number of lines in the table |
Page Count |
Estimated table size (in pages) This size affects which search strategy is selected by the system. More information: SQL Optimizer, Search Strategies |
Last Statistics Update |
Time of the last statistics update |
Property |
Description (Link to SQL Reference Manual) |
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Sample Type |
Sample type that the system uses for the statistics of the SQL Optimizer More information:
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Sample Data |
Sample value (in data records or percent) that the system uses for the statistics of the SQL Optimizer |
Table Size |
Information about the current table size |
Clustered |
Only for SAP NetWeaver BI systems with BW Feature Pack This attribute has the result that the database does not distribute pages in single blocks of 8 KB across all volumes, rather, where possible it saves the contents in larger, contiguous blocks in the data volumes. More information:
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Virtual Primary Key |
Only for SAP NetWeaver BI systems with BW Feature Pack For tables which have no primary key, the system forms a primary key internally and sets the Clustered attribute. Columns which the system uses for the primary key do not need to have the UNIQUE attribute. |
Packed |
Only for SAP NetWeaver BI systems with BW Feature Pack The system stores numerical columns that are not key columns in compressed form. |
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