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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →DCL
Data Control Language. Subset of SQL. The statements of DCL execute authorization- and consistency checks on relational databases. In the Application Server ABAP, the functionality of DCL is mapped via logical constructs like authorization objekts and SAP-locks.