Pe User Guide PARTNER Document Version: 2013-02-28 Best Practices of SQL in the SAP HANA Database All Countries fo » a i a = / “ NTypographic Conventions Words or characters quoted from the screen. These include field names, screen titles, ppushibuttons labels, menu names, menu paths, and menu options. Textual cross-references to ather documents, Technical names of system objects. These include report names, program names, transaction codes, table names, and key concepts of a programming language when they are surrounded by body text, for example, SELECT and INCLUDE, Exact user entry. These are words or characters that you enter in the system exactly as they appear in the documentation. Keys on the keyboard, for example, F2] or ENTER) nee Reference soresrettouns est Practeanc gL nt SAP HANA Dsanese 2 Suara alngreneves "ypearphe ConventionsTable of Contents 1 Introduction... 2 Data Types.. 3 Predicates, Operators, and Expressions... 4 8QL Function: 41 String Funetions. g 42. Math Functions ° 43 Date Functions. 10 4.4 Conversion Functions, 14 45 Other Functions 16 5 SQL Statements 6 Stored Procedures. 7 Performance... fee recone tL nthe SAP HANA Dane PARTNER teens soret foun Table of Conte aPacwirgwermenas 31 ‘Introduction ‘This user guide provides best practices of SQL usage for SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA add-ons, The add-ons include thse migrated from SAP Business One in the Microsoft SQL Server database, and those newly developed for SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA, The best practices of SQL usage provided areas follows: ‘+ Best practices for migrating SOL statements and scripts from the Microsoft SQL Server database to the SAP HANA database. including the mapping of data types and functions Best practices of special SQL grammar in SAP HANA, for example, stored procedure, cursor, temporary table, and so on, ‘Best practices for achieving optimal performance in SAP HANA, ‘SOL in SAP Business One, version for SAP HANA add-ons include all SQL statements and scripts that you use either in the SAP HANA database or in the add-on codes. The following are some examples: + Query passed to the Recordeet .Doguery (string Querystz) method © Query passed to the DataTable .zxecuteguery (string uezystz) method © User-defined queries Stored procedure called by the Recordset . Conmand, Execute method * Transaction Wotific: .on stored procedure © Queries and stored procedures called by add-on codes via opac/sD8c For more information about SQL usage in SAP HANA, see SAP HANA SQL Reference and SAP HANA SOL Script Reference on SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance. Eto atreon nica nents om racine tL nthaSAP Han Deets 4 SD SEPeE Alngererenes Intec2 Data Types This section describes best practices for data types. cd Poel Converting You must convert datatype NVARCHAR (max) inthe Microsoft SQL Server database to TNVARCHAR (na) to | NVARCHAR (n) so that it can run successfully in the SAP HANA database, because there is VARCHAR (n) no data type in SAP HANA with a large storage size that at the same time can provide functions such as string comparison Unicode string | When a unicode string is preceded by an N identifier (N stands for National Language in identifier the SQL92 standard), the N prefix must be in uppercase, “> Example SELECT ‘Brian’ “character string 1", '100' "character string 2", Niabe! "unicode string” FROM DuNenr Mapping of data Data Type Cat CO eee types between the Mhesett so, Exact numeries pigint bigint Server database bit ‘inyint andthe SAP HANA soobae eecimal aecimal int. integer numeric aecimal smaliint smallint smalimoney smalidecinal money decimal tinyint tinyint Approximate numerics | float float zeal real Date and time cate ante datetine? ‘timestamp eatetine timestamp datetineottset N/A smalldatetine seconddate time time Character strings char char saseoramcatcunme sehen TN fate setae baer Sues cngmmmnes 8Unicode character strings ne Reference soreanctound est PacacesctSQLin fhe SAP HANA aabese 6 Siparpesalngrmenenes Data Types3 Predicates, Operators, and Expressions ‘This section describes best practices for predicates, operators, and expressions. Rounding on arithmetic | The default rounding methods in the Microsoft SQL Server database andiin the SAP caleulation HANA database are diferent. © example SELECT 1/2 FROM Dunedy will return different resultsin the two databases, Inthe SAP HANA database, it will return 0.5, In the Microsoft SQL Server database, it will return 0. To round the result accordingly, use functions such as FLOOR and CEILING. Variable assignment Toassign a value to a variable in stored procedures, use ': ‘best PacteasotSQLn te SEP HANADaabeSe PARTNER Reference soreanettouns Prescates, Operators, ane Exessions uuscaPac wirgwermenes 74 SQL Functions ‘This section describes best practices for SQL functions. 1 Note ‘Values in square brackets ( {are alternative strings that can be used within the function, 4.1 — String Functions fenear wt.) [eet vet [emer (he) tee | fae eer soem ee) [ace omy son ony CHARTNDEX CHARINDEX (‘char', (expressionToFind ‘iength in char!) sexpressicnToSearch L, start_location D Leap (str, 2 [, EPAD (‘end’, 15, pattern]) 12345) RIGHT (str, n) RIGHT RIGHT 170123456769", 3) | (/Hr0123456 3) ne Reference soreanctound est PacacesctSQLin fhe SAP HANA Database 8 Sipaepeaalngrmenenes SQL Finetonseer a) va2345') ORIN (2t2 L, ORIN (3t2) ERT (xyE") ERIM (xVE") SUBSTRING (target, | SUBSTRING (target, | SUBSTRING ‘subsTRaNe start position [, | tart position, (11234567600, 4, | (13234567690", 4, string_length)) steing_lengen) 2 2 sussmaster (ste, | N/A sUBSSR_AFTER N/a patter) (Hello my Friend’, ‘age sussm_serone (str, | N/A sunsen_aerone N/A pattern) (meno my Friend’, aT mam ({(2papmie || uaRme (RERRM(st=)) | ARMM (abe!) ERI (REREL SRATLING | BOTH] caer) ‘trim char FROM] target_string) VoAsE (target) UPPER (target) CASE (‘abo") UPPER ('abo!) unrcoDE (c) unrcopE (c) UNICODE ("#") UNICODE ('#") UPPER (target) UPPER (target) UPPER (‘abc') UPPER ('abe!) 4.2 Math Functions omnes Format in MSS Brae. a cs Se ABS (n) ABS (n) ABs (-1), ABS (-1), aps (7.0) ABS (7.0) Acos (n) ‘Acos (a) Acos (0), Acos (0), cos (1) cos (1) ASIN (n) ASIN (n) ASIN (0.14) , ASIN (0.14) , ASIN (-1) ASIN (-1) ERY (n) EAN (n) TAN (-45.3) , EAN (-45.4) , ran (197) ATAN (197) AERNZ (n,m) AMZ (n, m) AATAN2 (35.175643, | PAN (35.175643, 129) 129) BITAND (n, m) NA BETAND (255, 123) | N/A cErE (n) CEILING (n) CEILING (14.5) CEILING (14.5) Bes ractoss ofS the SAPHANA Dae PARTNER teens soret foun ‘SQL Functions uucaPac wirgwermenes 8Gouda aaa eae SCA coun ao cos (n) cos (n) cos (14.78) cos (14.78) cose (n) NA cosz (0.5) N/A cor ay cor in) cor (124.13) cor (124.13) EXP (a) EXP (n) exe (2) =xe (1) FLOOR (n) FLOOR (n) FLOOR (14.5) FLOOR (14.5) GREATEST (ni [, NA GREATEST (‘aa', NA 2]...) tab!, 'ba', 'Bb') ZEAST (ni [, NA EAST (vaa!, ‘ab’, | N/A m2]. .) tbat, 'Bb') a (n) 10s (n) my (9) 103 (9) 0s (b, n) NA Tos (10, 2) NA MoD (n, 4) NA Mop (15, 4) NA POWER (a, y) POWER (n, y) FOWER (2, 10) FOWER (2, 10) 4.3 Date Functions Format in SAP HANA | Format in MS SQL eee aop_pays (4, n) | DATEADD (day {/ dd | aDD_paYS DATEADD (day [/ dd / 4], (4), n, datetiney | (2.2.2012", 4) 4, '1.2.2012') ‘ADD_MONTHS (d, | DATEADD (month [/ | ADD_MONTHS DATEADD (month {/ mm / » mm /m, 2, (1.1.2012", 4) BI, 4, °1.2.2012") datetine) ‘ADD_YEARS (4, n) | DATEADD (year {/ | ADD_TEARS DATEADD (year {/ yy / wy / yyy], n, (14.2012", 4) yyvy], 4, '1.2,2012") datetine) ‘ADD_SECONDS (t, | DATEADD(second [/ ADD_SECONDS DATEADD (second [/ 25 / ») 32/51, 9, (°23:30:45", 30) | s], 4, GeNDaTE()) datetine) DAYS_BETWEEN DATEDIFF (day [/ | DAYS_BETWEEN ("O1- | DATEDIFF (day [/ 44 / (daver, aatez) | aa / a, 01-2012", 4], '1.2.2012", startdate, cunnent_rmescaur) | cETDATE()) enddate) DAYNAME (date) | DATENAME (weekday DAYNAME DATENAME (weokaay [/ U awl, datey (cunnent_muesrane) | éw*],* GENDATE ()) DAYOFMONTH DATEPART (day [/ | DAYORMONTE DATEPART (day {/ a4 / net tran neato senrcees cL tha SAP HANA Dota no Saepanaingrerenenes ‘SQL rnetoneeee Kea (date) DAYOFYEAR (date) dd / di, date), Day (date) DATEPART (dayotyear (/ ay / yl, date) [Scud auianed (CURRENT_ThesTaM@) DAYOEYEAR (CURRENT_TrvEsTAMP) ee 4), GETDATE()), DAY ('01.01.2012") DATEPART (dayotyear (/ ey / yl, GETDATEQ) EXTRACT ([YEAR | MONTH | DAY | HOUR | MINUTE | SECOND] FROM datetime value) DATEPART (Gatepart, date) EXTRACT (HOUR FROM (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) DATEPART (HOUR, GETDATE()) HOUR (expression) DATEPART (hour [/ nh], time) HOUR (112:34:56") DATEPART (HOUR [/ hh) , ¥22:34:56") ‘IAST_DAY (date) DATEADD (dd, -DAY (parzaDD (m, 1, date)), DATEADD (m, 1, date)) TAST_DAY (70_DATE 2010-01-04", ‘yyvy-tat-pp')) DATEADD (dd, -DAY (DATEADD (m, 1, GETDATE())), DATEADD (m, 1, GETDATE())) MINUTE (exp) DATEPART (minute U/ mi / m), time MINUTE (112:34:56°) DATEPART (minute [/ mi / nm), 12:32:43") MONTH (date) DATEPART (month [/ mm / mJ, date), MonTH (date) MONTH (°1.1.2012") DATEPART (month {/ mm / nm}, '01.01.2012"), monTH (+01.02.2012') MONTENAME (date) DATENAME (month {/ mm / mj, date) MONTENAME, (2.4.2012) DATENAME (month [/ mm / nm], '01-01.2012") NEKT_DAY (date) CONVERT (VARCHAR, DATEADD (DAY, +2, Gerpare()), 23) NEXT_DAY (*2009-12- 31) CONVERT (VARCHAR, DATEADD (DAY, +2, GErDATE()), 23) CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, GerDATE () now () (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, GETDATE () SECOND (date) DATEPART (second VU ss/ sl, GEmATE ()) SECOND (112:34:56") DATEPART (second [/ ss / 5), GETDATE ()) ‘SECONDS_BETWEEN (at, 42) DATEDIFF (second U ss / sl, startaate, enddate) SECONDS BETWEEN (2009-12-05", "2010-01-05') ATEDIFF (second [/ ss / 51, startdate, enddate) CONVERT (date, GEmDATE ()), CONVERT (date, CONVERT (date, GETDATE o fee recone tL nthe SAP HANA Dane ‘SQL Functions PIN Ratrance nica tins uucaPac wirgwermenesouta aes A ico SYSDATETIME ()), CONVERT (date, SYSDATETIMEOEFSET or, CONVERT (date, 1 Note For Microsoft SQL Server 2008, you can only use CONVERT (datetime, ceDare ()) and convert (datetime, (CURRENT_TEIM STANP) CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) [Souda aman aus (CURRENT_oIME, CONVERT (time, GETDATE ()), CONVERT (time, eYSDATETIME ()), CONVERT (time, SYSDATETIMEOEESET or CONVERT (time, 1 Note For Microsoft SQL Server 2008, you can only use CONVERT (eatetime, GEDATE ()), and CONVERT (datetime, CURRENT_TEIM STANP) (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) (CURRENT_oIME CONVERT (time, GETDATE o (CURRENT_TIMESTAM | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, Pe GETDATE () GETDATE () Eto atreon nica nents com rane tL nthaSAP Han Deets | Saarpasaingrmrenenes ‘SQL rnetoneeee Kea (CURRENT_UTCDATE CONVERT (date, [Scud auianed (CURRENT_UTCDATE GeTUTCDATE ()), CONVERT (date, SYSUTCDATETIME ()) 1 Note For Microsoft SQLServer 2005, you can only use CONVERT: (datetine, GemaTE ()) and CONVERT (datetine, (CURRENT_TEIM ‘STANP) ee CONVERT (date, G@ETUrCDATE ()) (CURRENT_UICTIME CONVERT (time, GeTUTCDATE ()), (CURRENT_UTCTIME CONVERT (time, SYSUTCDATETINE ()) 1 Note For Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you can only use CONVERT (datetime, GEZDATE ()), and CONVERT (catetine, (CURRENT_TEIM STANP) CONVERT (time, GETUTCDATE ()) CURRENT_UacTINEs AMP. WEEK (4) GETUTCDATE () (CURRENT_UTCTIMESTAM DATEPART (week [/ wk / wil, date) WEEK ("2012-07-25") GETUTCDATE () DATEPART (week [/ wk / ww], '2012-07-25') WeexpAY (date) DATEPART (dw, date) WEEXDAY ('2012-07- 25) +4 DATEPART (aw, 25") "2012-07- YEAR (date) DATEPART (yyy [/ yyl, date), YEAR (2012-07-25!) DATEPART (yyyy (/ yy), *2012-07-28'), fee recone tL nthe SAP HANA Dane ‘SQL Functions PIN Ratrance nica tins uuscaPac wirgwermenesFormat in SAP HANA | Format in MS SQL Example in SAP HANA aus YEAR (12012-07-25") 4.4 Conversion Functions oman cas? (expression as data_type) ome) cast (expression aS data_type) Ou USA MANS cast (110' AS int) Example in MS SQL cast (/10' AS int) To_ALPHANUM (exp) cast (exp AS char tm), CONVERT (chaz [ia)1, exp) ‘To_ALPHANUM ("xyz") cast ('xvz' aS char ae, CONVERT (chaz (3), txyz') 70_BIGINT (exp) CAST (exp AS bigint) , CONVERT (bigint, exp) To_BIGINT ("11) cast (111! AS bigint) , CONVERT (bigint, m4) 70_BLOB (expression) cast (expresion aS varbinary (max)), CONVERT (varbinary (max), expression t, styten) 70_BLOB (Cexpression') CAST (‘hhh’ aS varbinary (max), CONVERT (varbinary (max), 'miso") To_CLOB (expression [, format) cast (expresion AS varchar (max)), CONVERT (varchar (max), expression [, stytel) To_CLOB ("20") cas (‘qaqq' as varchar (max), CONVERT (varchar (max), cast (aaa! AS Date), 105) To DATE (expression [, format) cast (exp AS date), CONVERT (date, exp {style 1) ro parE 20120730", "yyyymnda’) cast ('20120730' as gate), CONVERT (date, "20120730", 132) mo_pamS (exp) CONVERT (VARCHAR, CAST (exp AS date), 232) to_pAmS ('2010-01- a2) CONVERT (VARCHAR, cas (12012-03-01' AS date), 112) T0_DECIMAL (exp [, precision, scale]) cast (exp as DECIMAL [ (precision, seale)]), CONVERT (DECIMAL To_DECIMAL ('1.2', 5, 4) cast (11.2! as DECIMAL (5, 4)), Eto atreon nica nents ae Sarre alngnrenenes com rane tL nthaSAP Han Deets SQL Finetons‘20_DOUBLE (exp) to_INT (exp) ‘To_INTEGER (exp) (expression) ‘TO_NVARCHAR (expression [, format]) ‘T0_REAL (exp) ‘To_SMALLINT (exp) ‘To_TINYINT (exp) To_TIME (expression t, format) 70 TIMESTAMP float) , | cast (exp as int), | to_mNT (110") } : cast (expresion as | o_NVARCHAR avarchar ((n)1), 1.1.2008", , smallint), | tinyint) , : cast (expression as | 10 rimesTaMP cast (exp as TO_DOUBLE ('1.2') | cas (1.2! as cas (exp AS int), | TO INTEGER ("10") | CAST (10 AS int), AST (expresion As | TO_NCLOB ('xxx'), | CAST ("1.1.20 dd/nm/yyyy") cas (exp as reat), | 0 REAL ('10.2') cas? 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(11.1.2008" as avarchar) , real), smallint) , tinyint) , cast _(11.1.2008 best PacteasoSQLin te SAP HANADaabeSS ‘SQL Functions PARTNER Reference soreanettouns S2USAP AC Aingrsasenas 1SA Ua ah ad deel excell Eau ad Example in MS SQL (expression [, DATETIME) , (2010-01-11 12:24:56.54" AS format) 33:30:00", DATETINE) | ae-DD 24 CONVERT (DATETIME, CONVERT (datetine, expression [, 108 Nov 2022 stylel) aa:45:24:243", 113) ‘TO_VARCHAR cast (expreseion as | To VARCHAR cast ('1.1.2008' as (expression [, varchar), (1.1.2008", varchar), format) CONVERT ( varchar, ‘aa/an/viyy") CONVERT (varchar, expression [, cast ('1.1.2008' as stylel) pate), 105) 4.5 Other Functions a eu eee CConLESCE ‘COALESCE Coatesce (null, 50) | COALESCE (null, 50) (expression ist) | (expression [ poeB]) MULEZF (expi, | MULLIF (exp, | NUMLIF ("aitf", WULLIF (‘dift', ‘same") exp2) exp2) ‘aame') CURRENT SCHEMA | db name () select CURRENT SCHEMA | select db name () from Dune CCURRENT_USER SUSER_NAME (), | SELECT CURRENT_USER | SELECT SUSER_NAME (), from Due CuRRENT_USER SELECT CURRENT_USER @RoUPING 2D GROUPING ID(colum | SELECT customer, SELECT customer, year, (column_nane_iist |n_nane_list) year, product, sum | product, sum (sales), > (sales), GROUPING 3D | GROUPING xD (customer, (customer, year, year, product) FROM product) FROM guided navi tab GROUP Guided navi tab GROUP | BY GROUPING SETS BX GROUPING SETS (customer, year, ((custoner, year, | product), (customer, product), (customer, | year), (customer, year), (customer, product), (year, product), (year, Product), (customer) , Product), (customer), | (year), (product); (year), (product); Enon Renee seen senrcees cL tha SAP HANA Dota ae Sagres aingmreneves ‘SQL rnetone5 SQL Statements ‘This section describes best practices for SQL statements. Tablenames and —_| For table names and field names that contain lower case letters, add double quotation field names in marks, statements fe Example SELECT "Fieldid" FROM CUFD WHERE "AliaszD" CREATE TABLE As | Inthe Microsoft SQL Server database. you use the SELECT THTO statement, while in the ‘SAP HANA database, you use the CREATE TABLE as statement. oP Example Inthe Microsoft SQL Server database, you write: SELZCT * INTO TI FROM 72 Inthe SAP HANA database, youwrite: CREATE TABLE T1 AS (SELECT * FROM 72) Query order ‘SAP HANA is a unicode database. For varchar, and nvarchaz column types, SAP. HANA currently supports only one collation, o example Running the following sets of statements in the SAP HANA database and the Microsoft SQL Server database returns different results. Run the following in the SAP HANA database: drop table test_order; create column table test_order (id integer, name avarchar (100)) ‘best PacteasoSQLin te SAP HANADaabese PARTNER Reference soreanettouns ‘SQL Statements S2GAP A AingrsrasenasAnsert into test_order values (1,N'china') ; Ansert into test_order values (2,N'canada') ; Ansert into test_order values (3,N'america') ; insert into test_order values (4,N'Ausstralia'); select *, UNICODE (name) from test_order order by 2 Run the following in the Microsott SQL Server database: drop table test_order; create table test_order(id integer, name nvarchar (100) collate Latini_Genaral_cs Ar); insert into test_order values (1,N'china') Ansert into test_order values (2,N'canada') ; Ansert into test_order values (3,Nvamerica’) ; Ansert into test_order values (4,N'Australia'); select *, UNICODE (name) trom test_order order by 2 Statements in In SAP HANA Platform Ecition 10 SP4 Rev4l, you cannot perform certain operations in temporary tables _| colummn-based temporary tables. Example Incolumn-based temporary tables, the following commands wil fall create local temporary column table #local_column_test (coli ant); Ansert into #local_column_test values (1); update #iocal_colum test set coli = 2;--this featureis not supported delete from #iocal_colum_test ;~this features not supported truncate table #local_column_test; drop table #local_colunn_test; However, in row-based temporary tables, there are no such restrictions. The following commands can run successfully. create local temporary row table #local_row test (coll int); insert into #local_row test values (1); update #local_row test set coli = 2; delete trom #local_row_test; truncate table #local_row_test; drop table #iocal_row_test; Eto atreon nica nents om rane tL nthaSAP Han Daenase we Sepasaingrnrenenes ‘SQL Statements6 Stored Procedures This section describes best practices for stored procedures. on ‘rEand ENDI In stored procedures, when theres an 27, you must add an sND ==, fe CREATE PROCEDURE IF_BLSE_IF_TEST(in id INT) EANGUAGE SQLSCRIPT as Example ent INT := 1; BEGIN SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt FROM SINF; 1 ee THEN SELECT ‘cnt == 1' FROM DUMMY; ELSE IF :nt = 2 THEN SELECT ‘cnt == 2' FROM DUMOMY; ELSE IF :ont = 3 THEN SELECT ‘cnt == 3' FROM DUMOKY; ELSE SELECT ‘ent <>1,2,3' FROM DUNO; END IF; END IF; END IF; END, You can also use 12-BLSEI# ELSE-END IF asin the following example. oP example exeate proceure pl (in idx int) as begin Af idex = 2 then select 1 from dummy elseif side = 2 then select 2 from dummy; cise select 100 from dummy; end 4¢; fee recone tL nthe SAP HANA PAR TNEREe Reference soreanetoins ‘Stora rocadres| uuscaPac wirgwersenas 18‘end: Table variable You can use table variables in stored procedures. Example create Procedure DenoProc as BEGIN vtablel = SELECT "Docentry" FROM OINV; v_table2 = SELECT "DocEntry" FROM ORIN; Vout =CE_UNION_ALL(:v tablet, :v_table2); SELECT * FROM :v_out; =D; Dynamic strings of | In stored procedures, if you want to concatenate a dynamic SQL statement with a schema schemanames | name, you must enclose the schema name with double quotation marks, because the ‘schema name may be case sensitive or begin with numbers. Example SELECT count (*) into ctmp FROM sys.views WHERE view_name = "SRIL_LINK’ AND "SCHEMA NAME" = CURRENT SCHEMA; Xe ctmp > 0 then exec (‘DROP VIEW ' || '"'|| CURRENT_SCHEMA || 1" I] *.SRIL_LINK') end af; EXEC Ina stored procedure, f you cannot compile a statement because some abject (table, view, or type) does not exist when the stored procedure is being compiled, use £xz¢ in the statement. Example ‘View V may not exist when the stored procedure is being compiled. If you use drop view v1, the stored procedure cannot be compiled. You must use exec (drop view vi") instead. Cursor Example CREATE PROCEDURE sp cursor test language sqlscript as Ttemcode nvarchar (20); atchium varchar (32); Wnscode varchar ; CURSOR Currs for select "TtemCode", "BatchNun" ,"WhsCode" Eto atreon nica nents om rane tL nthaSAP Hana Deets po Suepasalngrmrenenes ‘Stored rocniresfrom OIBT; begin create local temporary table #ti ("Ttemcode" avarchar (100)) open currs; Fetch Currs Into Ttemcode,BatchNum,thsCode While not Curre::NOZFOUND do Ansert into #ti values (rtemcode) ; Fetch Currs Into Itemcode,BatchNum,Whscode; end while; select * from #t1: Close currs; drop table #t1; fee recone tL nthe SAP HANA PAR TNEREe Reference soreanetoins ‘Stored roceres| ‘GuolscaPac al rpwerasenae7 Performance ‘This section describes best practices for achieving optimal performance in SAP HANA. The information is mainly quoted from the following two guides. For more information, see detailed descriptions in the two guides. + SAP HANA" Database - Development Guide Beta Preview - How to Use SQL and SQLScript for Data Modeling + SAPHANA SOL Script Reference on SAP Help Portal at hitp://help.sap.com/hana_appliance. ‘Columnar and row-based data storage sgLPrepare Sequence Database programmers have to understand the advantages and disadvantages of both storage techniques in order to find a suitable balance. Column-based tables have advantages in the following circumstances: '* Calculations are typically executed on single columns or on only a few columns. ‘* The table is searched based on the values of a few columns. ‘© The table has a large number of columns. ‘+The table has a large number of rows, and columnar operations are required (aggregate, ‘scan, and so on). '* High compression rates can be achieved because the majority of the columns contain only ‘a few distinct values (compared to the number of rows). Row-based tables have advantages in the following circumstances: ‘+ The application needs to pracess only a single record at ane time (many selects and/or ipdlates of single records). ‘+ The application typically needs to access a complete record (or row). ‘* The columns contain mainly distinct values so that the compression rate would be low '* Neither aggregations nor fast searching are required, ‘The table has a small number of rows (e.g. configuration tables). you use opac Aer to call any type of pracedures for the sake of better performance, prepare it before execution, Use sonerepaze and soLexecute, instead of sguzxecnizect The performance af a sequence may be closaly related to the way in which the sequence is, nee Reference soresrettouns est PacacesctSQLin the SAP HANA Database ze Saaepasaingrreneves BertormanceTopic Description created. Example To create a temporary sequence that can be reset when the database is restarted, the command CREATE SEQUENCE DULBKr_s1 ismuch slower than CREATE SEQUENCE Diwe_s2 RESET BY SELECT 0 FROM DUnOW. Avoid read | To minimize the data transferred from the database to the application layer, use appropriate redundant | mHERE conditions, fed lists, and aggregations deta Avoid Building a large result set and transferring it from the database to the application layer transferring large data sets requires more space in the database and takes more time. If you have such SQL in your application, perform an evaluation whether code pushdown can avoid transferring mass data record inserts fromandto | fromthe SAP HANA database to the application, the DBMS Push code | Cade pushdown to SAP HANA can take advantage of the analytics function of SAP HANA, and. downto SAP | also avoid transferring large data sets from and to the DEMS. HANA Use bulk Insert a set of data records into the database because a single unit is much more efficient than inserts instead | inserting the records one by one. of single Dependencies Identify * Identify database intensive parts that are modularized and accessed by other parts as. a potential black box. Performance | . Identify parts that transfer massive amounts of data from the DEMS to the application improvement server tobe processed there. areas + Identify database intensive parts that are frequently called and/or that are very expensive Identity Ifyou split a complex query into logical sub queries it can help the optimizer to identify Common Sub- | common sub expressions and to derive more efficient execution plans. Expressions Multi-Level: | In the special ease of muli-level aggregations, SQLScript can exploit results ata finer grouping Aggregation for computing coarser aggregations and return the different granularties of groups in distinct {able variables. 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