CHAPTER 6LOGICAL DATABASES

1. Define a logical database.

A logical database is a special type of ABAP program used to retrieve data from a database and make it available to application programs. A logical database links database tables to executable ABAP programs to read data from the tables. Logical databases contain OpenSQL statements that read data from the database. As a consequence, you do not need to use SQL in your own programs. A logical database helps provide a particular view of the database tables in the ERP system. The data structure that is available in a logical database is hierarchical in nature.

2. What are the advantages of a logical database?

It helps in selecting correct and meaningful data.

It has an easy-to-use standard ...

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