Do anyone have any tips on how to fine tune an ABAP program or report? I am doing fine tuning on the PM module for some reports. 

Conrad Chia

1   Always check the driver internal tables is not empty, while using  FOR ALL ENTRIES 
2   Avoid for all entries in JOINS 
3   Try to avoid joins and use FOR ALL ENTRIES. 
4   Try to restrict the joins to 1 level only ie only for 2 tables 
5   Avoid using Select *. 
6   Avoid having multiple Selects from the same table in the same object. 
7   Try to minimize the number of variables to save memory. 
8   The sequence of fields in 'where clause' must be as per primary/secondary index ( if any) 
9   Avoid creation of  index as far as possible 
10 Avoid operators like  <>, > , < & like % in where clause conditions 
11 Avoid select/select single statements in loops. 
12 Try to use 'binary search' in READ internal table. Ensure table is sorted before using BINARY SEARCH. 
13 Avoid using aggregate functions  (SUM, MAX etc) in selects ( GROUP BY , HAVING,) 
14 Avoid using  ORDER  BY in selects 
15 Avoid Nested Selects 
16 Avoid Nested Loops of Internal Tables 
17 Try  to  use FIELD SYMBOLS. 
18 Try to avoid into Corresponding Fields of 
19 Avoid using Select  Distinct, Use DELETE ADJACENT. 

To clarify the following doubts:
1. Suppose if we are in 3rd list and  want to jump to 8th list, how is it possible?
    You can try SY-LSIND.

2. What exactly the statement  "select for all entries" mean?
    You can only use FOR ALL ENTRIES IN ...WHERE ...in a SELECT statement. 
    SELECT ... FOR ALL ENTRIES IN itab WHERE cond returns the union of the solution sets of all SELECT
    statements that would result if you wrote a separate statement for each line of the internal table replacing the symbol
    itab-f with the corresponding value of component f in the WHERE condition.Duplicates are discarded from the result 
    set. If the internal table itab does not contain any entries, the system treats the statement as though there were 
    no WHERE cond condition, and selects all records (in the current client). 
    for example: 
       SELECT * FROM sflight INTO wa_sflight 
                 FOR ALL ENTRIES IN ftab 
                 WHERE CARRID = ftab-carrid AND 
                  CONNID = ftab-connid AND 
                         fldate = '20010228'. 
    this condition, return all entries of the sflight 

3. Is it possible to create a table without the data element?
    Yes, there is option of direct type in se11.

4. Suppose in selection screen if we provide two values for the fields then how to populate the other fields?
    You can go for select option, there you can choose low and high values.

5. How to send the sap-script in pdf format thru email?
    It is automatically converted to PDF once the Basis people have the auto conversion rules configured.

6. How many selection-screens does a report have?
    Any number of selction screen can be there

Rashi Agnihotri

You haven't provided us with many information about your problem.
 
Anyway a few tips you can use:
1. restrict the the fields retrieved by your select sentences to the minimal set. (avoid select *)
2. try to use specify where clause so the abap sql optimizer chooses the right index.
3. avoid sentences like select lifnr name1 into corresponding fields of lfa1 from lfa1 where ....
    (you should declare a working area and select into the working area, is twice faster)
4. use hashed tables instead of standard tables. They are faster.
5. Avoid the use of collect as much as you can. 

Horacio

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