Issue with select query for secondary index

Question

Hi all,
I have created a secondary index A on mara table with fields Mandt and Packaging Material Type VHART.
Now i am trying to write a report
Tables : mara.
data : begin of itab occurs 0.
include structure mara.
data  : end of itab.
*select * from mara into table itab*
CLIENT SPECIFIED where
  MANDT = SY-MANDT and
  VHART = 'WER'.
I'm getting an error
Unable to interpret "CLIENT". Possible causes of error: Incorrect spelling or comma error.          
if i change to my select query     to
*select * from mara into table itab*
  where
  MANDT = SY-MANDT and
  VHART = 'WER'.
I'm getting an error
Without the addition "CLIENT SPECIFIED", you cannot specify the client     field "MANDT" in the WHERE condition.
Let me know if iam wrong and we are at 4.6c
Thanks

Answer 1

Like I already said, even if you have added the mandt field in the secondary index, there is no need the use it in the select statement.
Let me elaborate on my reply before. If you have created a UNIQUE index, which I don't think you have, then you should include CLIENT in the index. A unique index for a client-dependent table must contain the client field.
Additional info:
The accessing speed does not depend on whether or not an index is defined as a unique index. A unique index is simply a means of defining that certain field combinations of data records in a table are unique.
Even if you have defined a secondary index, this does not automatically mean, that this index is used. This also depends on the database optimizer. The optimizer will determine which index is best and use it. So before transporting this index, you should make sure that the index is used. How to check this, have a look at the link:
[check if index is used|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/cf/21eb3a446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm]
Edited by: Micky Oestreich on May 13, 2008 10:09 PM