Concepts of the Database System
What Is an SAP MaxDB Database?
SAP liveCache Technology
Demo Database
Objects in the HOTEL Schema
Database Tools
Interfaces
Technical System Landscape
Network Communication
Architecture of the Database Tools
Architecture of the Interfaces
Data Definition, Query, and Manipulation
SQL
Transactions
Locks
Isolation Level
How Databases Log Data Changes
Example: Restart
Example: Consistent View
How Databases Store Data and Log Entries
Working Memory Areas
Volumes (Permanent Storage)
Data Area
Log Area
Savepoint
Logical Access Structures
B* Trees for Tables with LOB Columns
B* Trees for Tables with Indexes
Rebalancing
Example: SELECT Statement
Example: INSERT Statement
Example: DELETE Statement
Example: UPDATE Statement
Converter
Repositories
Operating System Functions and Resources Used by Databases
Services
Processes
Threads
Load Balancing Between User Kernel Threads
Tasks
Task Switching