SAP ABAP Data Element ST05_BUFFER_TYPE_DESCRIPTION (Buffer Type for Table for Performance Trace)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-TWB-TST-P-PA (Application Component) Performance Analysis (Transaction ST05)
     ST05 (Package) ST05 Performance Trace
Basic Data
Data Element ST05_BUFFER_TYPE_DESCRIPTION
Short Description Buffer Type for Table for Performance Trace  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type     Direct Type Entry
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type      
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 50    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 50    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Type 
Medium 15 Buffering Type 
Long 23 Buffering Type 
Heading 23 Buffering Type 
Documentation

Definition

A table can be buffered using one of the following types of buffering (see SAP Note 47239 - Behavior of Table Buffers):

P - Individual records buffered

R - Completely buffered

If you use "Individual records buffered", the buffer manages individual records in a table. A record is added to the buffer when it is accessed for the first time with the open SQL command SELECT SINGLE.

If you use "Completely buffered", the entire table is held in the buffer, or key value areas of the table are held in the buffer. When one or more of the records in the table is read-accessed for the first time, all records in the table are read into the buffer.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130604 
SAP Release Created in 703