The SAP MaxDB database system supports different SQL language variants (SQL modes).
Name |
Description |
---|---|
INTERNAL |
SAP MaxDB SQL definition |
ORACLE |
ORACLE 7 SQL definition |
For Data Definition Language (DDL) statements, the database system supports SQL modes other than INTERNAL only to a limited extent.
When you open a database session, you can specify the SQL mode. The default value is INTERNAL.
Note
If nothing else is specified, the documentation describes the SQL statements available in the INTERNAL SQL mode: SQL Syntax.