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• ROOT ABAP_CDS_DEF_VIEW_ENT
ABAP_CDS_DDL - CDS View Entity, ROOT
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What does it do? The addition ROOT defines the CDS view entity view_entity as the root entity of a RAP business object in the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model. The RAP BO root entity is the top node of the hierarchical structure of a business object and represents the business object. The following applies to a root entity:
There is exactly one root entity in the structure of a business object.
A root entity does not have a parent entity.
A root entity can specify CDS compositions that define child entities of the business object using the keyword COMPOSITION. This is not mandatory, a root node can also be a leaf entity.
Latest notes:
More information about the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model can be found under RAP objects.
The statement EXTEND VIEW ENTITY can add to a root entity but cannot turn a regular view entity into a root entity. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
