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ABAP Dictionary Vs Data Dictionary

Former Member

‎2007 Jun 03 6:25 AM

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Hi,

please let me know the difference b/w ABAP Dictionary and Data Dictionary.

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‎2007 Jun 03 6:28 AM

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Regards,

Santosh

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Former Member

‎2007 Jun 03 8:37 AM

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Hey Suman

To explain it in simple words , ABAP dictionary is a superset of the data dictionary . All the data definitions (metadata) are created and managed in the ABAP Dictionary. The ABAP Dictionary permits a central description of all the data used in the system without redundancies.

You can get more info on:

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/cf/21ea31446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm"></a>

Cheers

shivika