Functions for Editing Pools and Clusters in the Database

Use

Basic Functions

The database utility provides the functions Create database table and Delete database table for editing pooled and cluster tables . To execute such a function, choose a processing type and press the corresponding button.

Create database table:
Creates the physical pool or cluster in the database.
Delete database table:
Deletes the physical pool or cluster from the database.

Additional Functions

The database utility also offers a number of check functions for pooled and cluster tables:

Maintain storage parameters:
To maintain storage parameters for pooled and cluster tables that affect the database settings of the table (such as extent sizes), chooseGoto → Storage parameters. For more information, see Storage Parameters .
Check consistency:
To compare the definition of the pool or cluster in the database with the runtime object of the pool or cluster, choose Extras → Database object → Check.

To compare the runtime object of the pool or cluster with the information entered on the ABAP Dictionary maintenance screen, choose Extras → Runtime object → Check. In both cases you can choose either a delta (only differences) or full (all information) display of the check results.
Display the runtime object and define it in the database:
To list the structure of the pool or cluster in the database, choose Extras → Database object → Display.

To list the information contained in the runtime object, choose Extras → Runtime object → Display. You can display more information about interpreting the displayed data by choosing .