SAP DB ROLLBACK documentation, setup help and example usage

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Database Rollback
Database rollbacks are triggered implicitly or explicitly in an AS ABAP .

Implicit Database Rollbacks
The following exceptions trigger an implicit database rollback:

A runtime error .

Program termination through sending of a

message .

Notes

A termination message also leads to a database rollback if the message is handled with the predefined exception error_message when a function module is called.

Termination and exit messages always lead to termination of the program. Other message types can also lead to program termination in certain contexts .

Explicit Database Rollbacks
You have the following options for triggering explicit database rollbacks in ABAP programs

Use of the relevant database-specific

Native-SQL statement.

Execution of the Open-SQL statement ROLLBACK WORK .

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