difference between select single * and select upto 1 row

[Former Member]

hi

what is the difference between select single * and select upto 1 row.

[Former Member]

With SELECT single gives it only one result with a fully qualified key. One... limits the number of values

[Former Member]

Hi,

Difference Between Select Single and Select UpTo One Rows

According to SAP Performance course the SELECT UP TO 1 ROWS is faster than SELECT SINGLE because you are not using all the primary key fields.

select single is a construct designed to read database records with primary key. In the absence of the primary key, it might end up doing a sequential search, whereas the select up to 1 rows may assume that there is no primary key supplied and will try to find most suitable index.

The best way to find out is through sql trace or runtime analysis.

Use "select up to 1 rows" only if you are sure that all the records returned will have the same value for the field(s) you are interested in. If not, you will be reading only the first record which matches the criteria, but may be the second or the third record has the value you are looking for.

The System test result showed that the variant Single * takes less time than Up to 1 rows as there is an additional level for COUNT STOP KEY for SELECT ENDSELECT UP TO 1 ROWS.

The 'SELECT SINGLE' statement selects the first row in the database that it finds that fulfils the 'WHERE' clause If this results in multiple records then only the first one will be returned and therefore may not be unique.

Mainly: to read data from

The 'SELECT .... UP TO 1 ROWS' statement is subtly different. The database selects all of the relevant records that are defined by the WHERE clause, applies any aggregate, ordering or grouping functions to them and then returns the first record of the result set.

Mainly: to check if entries exist.

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regards,

Anji

[Former Member]

Hi,

select single * and select upto 1 row. will get the same data.

but performance wisw select single * is good.and u don't need to endselect for select single *

rgds,

bharat.

[Former Member]

hi josh,

<u><b>select single</b></u>

The result of the selection should be a single entry. If it is not possible to identify a unique entry, the system uses the first line of the selection. For e.g.

that is It fetches single record from the database, based on the condition you specified in the where clause.

DATA : ITAB TYPE ZREKHA_EMP.

SELECT SINGLE *

FROM ZREKHA_EMP

INTO ITAB

WHERE EMPNO = ‘00101’ AND

DEPTNO = ‘0010’.

WRITE : / ITAB-EMPNO, ITAB-EMPNAME .

<u><b>select upto n rows</b></u>

Fetches first record if the condition specified in the where clause is satisfied, otherwise it doesn't fetch any record

SELECT field

INTO w_field

FROM table

UP TO 1 ROWS.

ENDSELECT.

[alex_m]

If you have all key fields for selection then go for Select Single, if you dont have all the key in selection go for Up to 1 rows.