Abstract: A method, system and article of manufacture for managing execution of an abstract query against an underlying database. One embodiment comprises receiving an abstract query against one or more databases having physical data and receiving a user-selection specifying how to apply an abstract filter for filtering data. The abstract query is defined using logical fields of an abstraction model that models physical data of the database(s). If the abstract filter should be applied to the abstract query, the abstract query is submitted to a runtime unit configured to (i) modify the abstract query on the basis of the abstract filter, and (ii) transform the modified abstract query into a physical query suitable for execution against the one or more databases to determine a result set. As a result of executing the physical query, the result set containing data from the one or more databases is received.