1.

Keep the hit list small

Use WHERE clause wherever possible.

Do not select a large dataset and then check it with CHECK.

2. Transfer small amount of data to internal table (i.e., if you want to use few
fields from the database table use SELECT with fields not to use SELECT *).
3. If you use views, the SAP buffering is switched off.
4. You should use aggregate functions rather than selecting data and grouping it
yourself. SAP buffering will be switched off if you use aggregate functions.
5. Use a small number of database access. You can use a nested select
statement when the outermost level is small. Otherwise it is better to avoid nested
a select statement. Sometimes you only want to know if certain records in the
second table exist or not. You do not want actual content. In this case you can
use a nested select statement. For example:
SELECT carrid connid INTO (xcarrid, xconnid) FROM sflight AS f WHERE NOT
EXISTS (SELECT * FROM spfli WHERE carrid = f~carrid AND connid = f~connid
).
6. Use SELECT FOR ALL ENTRIES.
7. Create secondary indexes it will vastly improve the data base selection and
slow down the data base insertion and updation.
8. some times full table scan is faster. The optimizer should do it right.
9. APPLY HAVING clause if it necessary.

10. Apply the INNER JOIN. Avoid nested SELECT-ENDSELECT loops.

11. You cannot process NOT operators in SELECT using an index.
12. Remove the load from the database! Avoid reading the same data again and
again.
13. Avoid the ORDER BY clause if the desired sorting doesn't correspond to the
index used. Use SORT... BY. Instead of order by clause.
14. In WHERE clause use EQ linked with AND as ofton as possible. Because
index can support search criteria such as EQ and LIKE. Always try to use positive
condition ie EQ, LIKE _.
15. The response time of conditions including NEQ is not improved by an index.
16 Do not use IS NULL. Use GE instead of that.
17. NOT, OR and IN are not supported by indexes unless all of the fields in the
SELECT clause and WHERE condition are also contained in the index.
18. Replace the inner OR with an IN operator.
SELECT * FROM sflight INTO xflight WHERE carrid = 'LH ' AND (connid = '0300'
OR connid = '0302') AND fldate LIKE '2002%'.
WRITE: / xflight-fldate.
ENDSELECT.
Use the following:
SELECT * FROM sflight INTO xflight
WHERE carrid = 'LH ' AND connid IN ('0300', '0302') AND
fldate LIKE '2002%'.
WRITE: / xflight-fldate.

19. You should check whether you can delete duplicates using the DELETE
ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM itab. instead of using SELECT DISTINCT
20. To start the Performance Trace, choose Test Performance Trace from the
initial screen of the ABAP Workbench (Transaction ST05).