ABAP & Development
What is Code Pushdown?
Moving data-intensive logic from the application server to the database layer to exploit HANA performance.
Techniques include CDS views, ABAP SQL expressions, and AMDPs. It is a key S/4HANA design principle. Performance tests should confirm expected gains with realistic data volumes.
Related terms
Core Data Services View
A semantically rich data model defined in SAP's CDS language, executed in the database, underlying S/4HANA analytics, APIs, and Fiori apps.
ABAP Managed Database Procedure
An ABAP class method implemented in SQLScript and executed directly in SAP HANA.
SAP HANA
SAP's in-memory, columnar database platform, required for S/4HANA and BW/4HANA.
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