Database Rollback

Database rollbacks are triggered implicitly or explicitly in an ABAP-based SAP system.

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.