Select statemnet takes long time

Question

Hello Experts,
My select query takes a long time to give its output when I select and order type say PM15.
It gives me the return message but takes a long time.
Is there any other possibility to get output much faster.
SELECT a~aufnr
       a~auart
       a~objnr
       a~werks
       b~stat INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE itab1
              FROM aufk AS A JOIN jest AS B
              ON a~objnr EQ b~objnr
              WHERE a~aufnr IN  s_aufnr
              AND  a~auart in s_auart
              AND A~werks IN S_IWERK
              AND b~inact EQ  ' '.                     "can set incat = space(Active) OR incat = 'X'(Not Active)
SELECT a~aufnr
       a~auart
       a~objnr
       a~werks
       b~stat INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE itab
              FROM aufk AS A JOIN jest AS B
              ON a~objnr EQ b~objnr
              WHERE a~aufnr IN  s_aufnr
              AND  a~auart in s_auart
              AND A~werks IN S_IWERK
              AND b~stat  IN  ('I0002','I0340').
READ TABLE ITAB INDEX 1.
refresh: T_METH.
  clear: T_METH.
  clear :wa_meth.
sort itab.
DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM ITAB COMPARING AUFNR.
LOOP AT ITAB.
  wa_meth-refnumber     = 1.
  wa_meth-objecttype    = 'HEADER'.
  wa_meth-method        = 'ATPCHECK'.
  wa_meth-objectkey(12) = ITAB-AUFNR.
*  wa_meth-objectkey(12) = ITAB-OBJNR.
  append  wa_meth to t_meth.
  clear  wa_meth.
   wa_meth-refnumber     = 1.
   wa_meth-method        = 'SAVE'.
   wa_meth-objectkey(12) = ITAB-AUFNR.
*   wa_meth-objectkey(12) = ITAB-OBJNR.
  append  wa_meth to t_meth.
  call function 'BAPI_ALM_ORDER_MAINTAIN'
      tables
      it_methods   = T_METH
      return       = T_RET.
  call function 'BAPI_TRANSACTION_COMMIT'.
LOOP AT T_RET.
write:/ T_RET-MESSAGE.
EXIT.
ENDLOOP.
ENDLOOP.
Thanks and Regrds,
Nikhil.

Answer 1

You can neglect the second query by pulling the values in first query itself
  SELECT a~aufnr
       a~auart
       a~objnr
       a~werks
       b~stat
       b~inact "New Addition
              INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE itab1
              FROM aufk AS A JOIN jest AS B
              ON a~objnr EQ b~objnr
              WHERE a~aufnr IN  s_aufnr
              AND  a~auart  in s_auart
              AND A~werks  IN S_IWERK.
              "AND b~inact EQ  ' '.  removed.
  now the itab1 will consists of inact EQ  ' ' and b~stat  IN  ('I0002','I0340').
  try to process the internal table.
  Dont know how far it will help you