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ABAP_DDIC - Table Category of Database Tables
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Transparent Tables
The default table category is the transparent table. In transparent tables, the database object has the same name and the same columns as the definition in ABAP Dictionary.
BEGIN_SECTION VERSION 5 OUT The fields of transparent tables can be processed not only using AB_SQL , but also using Native SQL or AMDP . Outside AS ABAP, they can be processed using the programming interface of the database. The latter method is, however, not recommended.
END_SECTION VERSION 5 OUT

Global Temporary Tables
Global temporary tables are another category of tables. A global temporary table (GTT) is a special transparent table used exclusively as a repository of temporary data during a database LUW.



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NON_V5_HINTS
The ABAP Dictionary tool of the ABAP Workbench makes it possible to transform DDIC database tables from one category to another. To create a different table category as a transparent table, a transparent table must be created first and then transformed into a different table category. In Dictionary DDL, the table category is defined using the annotation @AbapCatalog.tableCategory .
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