What is strong variant in SAP BC-DWB - ABAP Workbench, Java IDE and Infrastructure?

SAP Term: strong variant

• Component: BC-DWB

• Component Name: ABAP Workbench, Java IDE and Infrastructure

• Description: Code pages are assignments between character IDs and byte sequences. When code pages are defined, it is possible to have multiple assignments both on the character ID side as well as on the byte sequence side. So that the mappings within a code page and from a code page to elsewhere remain nonetheless unique, a mapping for the byte sequences and for the character ID must be marked as "strong" if there are mutiple assignments.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Strong variant is a feature of the ABAP Workbench, Java IDE and Infrastructure component of SAP. It is a type of variant that allows users to define a set of parameters that can be used to control the behavior of an application. The parameters are stored in a database table and can be used to customize the application for different users or different scenarios. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Strong variants are created using the ABAP Workbench, Java IDE and Infrastructure component of SAP. The parameters for the variant are defined in the database table and can be used to customize the application for different users or different scenarios. The parameters can be changed at any time and will take effect immediately. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a strong variant, it is important to consider how the parameters will affect the application’s behavior. It is also important to consider how the parameters will interact with each other and how they will affect the performance of the application. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Strong variants are similar to other types of variants such as weak variants and dynamic variants. Weak variants allow users to define parameters that can be used to control the behavior of an application but do not store them in a database table. Dynamic variants allow users to define parameters that can be used to control the behavior of an application but do not store them in a database table and are updated automatically when changes are made.