This is an overview of our ABAP AddOn: SQL Cockpit.

1. SQL Cockpit
The unique ABAP Open SQL Editor for every SAP System

2.  SQL Cockpit – Closer to the
data
◦ SQL Cockpit is the unique database
query, comparison and even
database modification tool for your
SAP system!
◦ The SQL Editor features templates,
code completion and many more
functions to accelerate any SQL query
development.
◦ Auditability1 confirmed by Ernst &
Young!
1According KFS/DV1 „ Compliance in IT-Accounting“
SQL Cockpit, what‘s this? SQL Cockpit

3.  SQL Cockpit Release History
◦ Version 0.9 - 2009
◦ SQL Cockpit v1.0 - 2010
◦ Version 1.1 - 2011
◦ Version 1.2 - 2012
◦ Version 2.0 - 2013
◦ Version 2.1 - 2014
◦ Version 2.2 – 2015
◦ Version 3.0 – 2016 Q1
◦ Version 3.1 – 2016 Q3
◦ Version 3.2 – 2017 Q1
Release History SQL Cockpit
Screenshot of the first SQL Cockpit Prototype (Version 0.9)

4.  Some of our satisfied customers
◦ Various industries
 Consumer Products
 Retail
 Insurance
 Public Sector
 Healthcare
 Media
 …
Trust our customers SQL Cockpit

5. SQL Cockpit – 2 Versions SQL Cockpit
SQL Editor
SQL Queries
Result Area
SQL Queries
Logged Changes
Standard Edition Premium Edition
SE PE

6. ABAP SQL Editor
Direct SQL input
Only SELECT – no
DELTE or UPDATE
allowed
Result Area
Unlimited result lists
at once
Simple and clear SQL Cockpit SE
Symbols
Additional Infos
Element Info
Notepad

7. SQL Editor
Enter, execute,
analyze and optimize
ABAP Open SQL
statements. Also the
brand new SQL
Expressions and CDS
Views.
Result Area
Display, save, share,
export or compare
result lists. Use the full
ALV feature list or use
crystal reports
Collaboration
Create and share
variants, generate
new standalone
reports or send result
lists to colleagues
User friendly
The SQL Cockpit was
developed with
support from a lot of
end users. This has
helped us to deliver a
great user
experiance.
SQL Editor Result Area Collaboration User friendly
Key features SQL Cockpit SE

8. ABAP 7.00 - 7.50 SQL Cockpit SE
 Support of all (modern) SQL features, incl. 7.50!
◦ Joins, Aggregations, Subqueries, LIKE, …
◦ SQL Expressions
 Coalesce, Union, Case,
CONCAT, LPAD, …
◦ CDS Views
 Parameter Views, Associations, …
 Display DDL Definition
in the SQL Cockpit
◦ …

9. Logging SQL Cockpit PE
 Change logging
◦ Always active
 SQL Cockpit Log
 Systemlog
◦ Can be activated separately
 Change documents (CDHDR/CDPOS)
 Mail (E.g. Third party ticket systems)
 Solution Manager

10. Safety first: Security pyramid SQL Cockpit
SQL Cockpit Premium Table
Authorizations
SQL Cockpit Standard Table
Authorizations
Cadaxo PFCG Authorizations
SAP PFCG Authorizations
(S_TCODE, S_TABU_DIS, … )

11. Safety first: PFCG Authorizations SQL Cockpit
Authorization Objects Description Additional Info Necessary to
S_TCODE Transaktionscodes /CADAXO/SQL, … Use the SQL Cockpit
ZCADXOSQ01 SQL Cockpit – Main
Authorization
ACTVT = 02, 16 and/or 23 Use the SQL Cockpit
ZCADXOSQ02 SQL Cockpit – Variants ACTVT = 01, 02, 06 and/or 21 Maintain public variants
ZCADXOSQ05 SQL Cockpit – Administrator ACTVT = 02 Use the SQL Cockpit as Administrator
S_TABU_DIS Table Maintenance Have read access to db tables
S_TABU_NAM Table Access via Generic Tools Have read access to db tables
S_TABU_CLI Cross-Cllient Table Maint. Have read access to db tables
S_DEVELOP ABAP Workbench Generate Reports; DB Table Details
S_BTCH_JOB/S_BTCH_ADM Background Processing JOBACTION=RELE Execute SQL Query in Background
S_ADMI_FCD System Authorizations S_ADMI_FCD=ST0M Activate SQL Trace
S_TRANSPRT Transports TTYP=CUST,TASK; ACTVT=03,01 Transport Variants

12. Safety first: Auditability / EY SQL Cockpit
 Ernst & Young
◦ „Aufgrund der von uns durchgeführten
Prüfungshandlungen, kommen wir zu dem
Ergebnis, dass das von uns geprüfte
Softwaremodul SQL Cockpit Standard/ SQL
Cockpit Premium bei sachgerechter
Anwendung zur Einhaltung der Grundsätze
ordnungsmäßiger Buchführung geeignet
ist.“ – Wien 9. September 2013

13. SQL Features SQL Cockpit SE16 Quick Viewer SAP Query SQL Console1
„INNER JOIN“  2   
„OUTER JOIN“    
„UNION ALL“  
Subqueries  
Aggregate functions (SUM, AVG, …)  
DB Hints  
CDS View Entities  
IS_NULL Conditions  
New Open SQL Expressions  
Secondary Database Connection  
Standard Authorizations3     
Additional Authorizations 
1The SQL Console is only available in ADT (ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse) – max. 5000 Result Rows – for Developers
2Indirect via Databaseviews
3Standard authorization Objects S_TABU_*
Tool Feature Comparision SQL Cockpit

14. 1The SQL Console is only available in ADT (ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse) – max. 5000 Result Rows - for Developers
2SQL Cockpit 3.2
Tool Features SQL Cockpit SE16 Quick Viewer SAP Query SQL Console1
Hands free query definition  
Unlimited queries in parallel mode 
Transport free   
Background processing  
Repository to save/share query definitions   Local
Reportgenerator 
History list of all executed queries  Max. 25
Result list comparison 
Save lists for later analysis     Local
Show DDL Definitions of CDS Entities  
Show Leading Spaces in Result Lists2 
Dictionary Integration in Result Lists    
Tool Feature Comparision SQL Cockpit

15. Versions and licenses SQL Cockpit
Standard
 SQL Queries
Premium
 SQL Queries
 Logged changes
 Simple licence model
◦ One license per productive system/client
◦ Maintenance fee
 15% from the 2nd year onwards

16. Test installation SQL Cockpit
 Test installation is available
◦ 100% Functionality
◦ 60 Days Test Period
◦ For development and test systems

17. Additional information SQL Cockpit
http://www.cadaxo.com/produkte/cadaxo-sql-cockpit/

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