https://www.sapewmhelp.com SAP EWM questions answered by experts — ABAP, S/4HANA, warehouse management Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:01:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/ddic-view-vs-cds-view/ https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/ddic-view-vs-cds-view/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:01:32 +0000 https://www.sapewmhelp.com/?question=ddic-view-vs-cds-view Aspect DDIC View (ABAP Dictionary View) CDS View (Core Data Services View) Definition Tool Created using SE11 (Graphical interface) Created using ADT (Eclipse) with SQL-like DDL syntax Technology Base Classic SAP NetWeaver Modern SAP HANA / S/4HANA Definition Style GUI-based definition (drag-and-drop style) Text-based, code-centric with annotations Join Support Basic joins (Inner, Outer) Advanced joins using associations and path expressions Annotation Support  Not supported  Yes – for UI, OData, analytical models, etc. Modularity / Reusability  Limited  High – views can be composed and reused in layers Abstraction Layer Minimal abstraction Full abstraction of business logic & semantics Access Control Traditional authorization checks Declarative via DCL (Data Control Language) UI Integration (Fiori)  Not supported  Fully supported with annotations OData Exposure Manual development required Direct with @OData.publish: true annotation Analytical Capability  Not suitable for analytics  Designed for OLAP, supports analytical queries HANA Optimization Limited pushdown capability Fully optimized for HANA pushdown logic Extendibility  Not extendable  Can be extended via CDS view extensions Integration with RAP  Not supported  Core to RAP-based app development Use Case Suitability Good for simple reports & legacy ABAP scenarios Ideal for modern SAP applications, analytics, and services ]]> https://www.sapewmhelp.com/question/ddic-view-vs-cds-view/feed/ 0