Reference Manual: SAP DB 7.2 and 7.3 

This document outlines the syntax and semantics of the SQL statements, as used by the SAP DB database system (version 7.2 and 7.3). The syntax notation used in this document is BNF.

An SQL statement performs an operation on the database instance. The parameters used are host variables of a programming language in which the SQL statements are embedded.

You will find general information on the SAP DB database system in the User Manual: SAP DB.

You will find information on the Optimizer functions for SQL statements in Optimizer: SAP DB 7.3.