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ABAP Interview Questions and Answers << Previous Question Next Question >> Question: 538 Page Views:  What are Data Clusters in ABAP? Posted By: Avi Date: 3 December 2009 07:34:32 AM Answer: We can group any complex internal data objects of an ABAP/4 program together in data clusters and store them temporarily in ABAP/4 memory or for longer periods in databases. We can store data clusters in special databases of the ABAP/4 Dictionary. These databases are known as ABAP/4 cluster databases and have a predefined structure. Storing a data cluster is specific to ABAP/4. Although we can also access cluster databases using SQL statements, only ABAP/4 statements are able to decode the structure of the stored data cluster. Posted By: eTechPlanet Date: 3 December 2009 07:34:32 AM In the following section a type of data storage is introduced that can only be used by ABAP programs. The content of any number of data objects of any complexity can be stored in different storage media using the ABAP specific format known as data clusters. Only ABAP programs can use this format and therefore only ABAP programs can import data stored in this fashion back into data objects. The following storage media exist: · Byte String · Internal Table · ABAP Memory · Database Tables · Cross Transaction Application Buffer... Posted By: Johndecruse Date: 31 January 2010 10:15:45 PM Post a better Answer if you have Name*  E-mail* (Will show your Gravatar icon)   Website Country [Not specified] Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada Caribbean Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong S.A.R. Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Islamic Republic of Pakistan Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao S.A.R. Macedonia (FYROM) Malaysia Maldives Malta Mexico Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Oman Panama Paraguay People's Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Principality of Monaco Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Philippines Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey U.A.E. Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe   Enter the text as shown:   Notify me when new Answers are added