Chapter 02 - Enhancement Framework

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SAP Enhancement Framework A Great Way of

Enhancing the SAP Code
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Learning Objectives
Understand the fundamental idea of the Enhancement Framework and Switch
Framework (available in SAP NetWeaver 2004s)
Reduce TCO by using enhancement technologies instead of modifications
Enhance SAP standard objects and understand how Enhancement definitions
are created
Enhancement Framework
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Enhancement Framework in SAP NetWeaver
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Adapting SAP
One of the advantages of SAP software is the possibility to adapt the software of own requirements and
the possibility of keeping the adaptations during upgrade.
Ways of adaptations:
1. Customizing Configurations done in SAP (T Code SPRO)
2. Enhancement Additional Customer Requirements typical for a client and which is not available
in Standard SAP
3. Modifications Changing the Standard SAP Code to enhance the code to add new
functionalities.
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Modification vs. Enhancement - Motivation

Disadvantages of Modifications
No support for multiple users or projects
No support for parallel developments
Will appear much more often in adjustment tools
Higher adjustment effort (during upgrade & SP import)
Advantage of Enhancements
Enhancing objects instead of modifying them reduces the effort of adjustment
during Service Pack import or upgrade.
In ECC 6.0 Enhancement Functionality becomes more flexible and easier. ECC
6.0 introduces a new facility on enhancement called Enhancement Point.
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Evolution of SAP Enhancement Technology
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Source Code Plug-in
Source Code Plug-in
Implicit
Enhancement
Explicit
Enhancement
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Implicit Enhancement vs. Explicit Enhancement

Implicit Enhancement Option
At common enhancement places, implicit Enhancement options are

available.
Examples:
End of Executable Program, Include, Function group, Dialog module
Begin/End of Form routine / Function module / Method

End of a structure
End of Private/Protected/Public Section of a local class
Explicit Enhancement Option

Predefined enhancement options can be defined in source code.
They are additionally stored inside Enhancement Spots.
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Enhancement - Relations
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Implicit Enhancements
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Step 1 - Activate the enhancement functionality

Using SE80 open the program/include you want to enhance and click on the enhancement button or
press <Shift + F4> or go to Program > Enhance
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Step 2 - Enhancement functionality activated

The SE80 screen will now look something like below. Menu add new buttons for Enhancement.
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Step 3 - Show implicit enhancement points

Go to menu Edit->Enhancement Operations->Show Implicit Enhancement Options to display implicit
enhancement points within the ABAP code
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Step 4 - Enhancement points with the code

Once you have done this, you will be able to see all the implicit enhancement points available within your
code, these are denoted by the line of quotation marks and the black arrow at the start.
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Step 5 - Create an implicit enhancement point

In order to implement an implicit enhancement point simply right click on the required enhancement point
and select Enhancement Implementation > create.
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Step 6 - Enhancement point type

Next click on the Code button to create a code implementation.
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Step 7 - Name and description

Next give the enhancement point a name and description. Click the green tick.
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Step 8 Package information

Once you click the green button, it will ask for Package. Enter the package name and click to Save button.
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Step 9 - Change request

Next assign the Transport number.
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Step 10 - Enhancement point created

The enhancement point will now have been created in the appropriate place. Denoted by the
ENHANCEMENT...ENDENHANCEMENT tags.
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Summary
Implicit Enhancement is present in SAP standard program mostly in below
mentioned places.
End of Executable Program, Include, Function group, Dialog module
Begin/End of Form routine / Function module / Method
End of a structure
End of Private/Protected/Public Section of a local class
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Enhancement Spot
Implementation of Enhancement
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Enhancement Spots
The enhancement spots are used to manage explicit enhancement options.
Enhancement spots carry information about the positions at which enhancement
options were created.
One enhancement spot can manage several enhancement options of a
Repository object.
Conversely, several enhancement spots can be assigned to one enhancement
option.
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How to Find an Enhancement Spot
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Locate Enhancement Spot

Go to Program LEINKF01
Search for Enhancement spot ES_SAPLEINK
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Double click to display the enhancement object
The Enh Spot by the name ES_LV61A501 is present.
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Create Enhancement
Click on Enhance Icon (Spiral)
Click on the Ehnancement Spot ES_SAPLEINK and in Enhancement

Implementation Click on Create
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Create Enhancement (Cont.)
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Create Enhancement Implementation
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Enhancement is created in SAP
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Code Logic
Write your code, save and activate. An active version of the Enhancement is
created
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Exercise
Create an Explicit Enhancement Spot Implementation
Save and activate

Check if the Enhancement is created or not
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Function Group Enhancement - Technology

Function Group Enhancements allows adding new optional parameters to existing
function modules
Transaction SE37
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Create Enhancement
Go to SE37 and select a Function Module
Click on the Function Module Menu

Click on Enhance Interface
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Create Implementation and Add New Parameter

Create Enhancement Pop Up box comes, click on Create Icon
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Run Function Module and check new parameter

Save and Activate
Test the changes
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Exercise
Go To SE37
Enhance a Function Module Interface

Save and activate
Execute to Test
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Class/Interface Enhancements
Class/Interface Enhancements allow addition of:
optional parameters to existing methods
methods
events and event handlers
references to interfaces
Exits to existing methods
Pre-Exit Called at the beginning of a method
Post-Exit Called at the End of a method
Overwrite-Exit Replaces the original method
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Add new method and parameters
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Kernel BAdi Technology

What are BAdIs?
Business Add-Ins
is an anticipated point of extension these points act like
sockets and exist in the original coding
has a well-defined interface in contrast to source code plug-ins
and is therefore more stable to changes in the original coding
Kernel BAdIs - New Features
Are integrated directly in the ABAP Language/Runtime
Improved filter support allows non-character filter types
(packed, numeric, string) and complex filter conditions
Enable reusable implementation instances (Stateful BAdI)
Control of the lifetime of implementations (BAdI-context)
Allow for inheritance of implementations
Can be switched by the Switch Framework
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Comparison: Usage of Old BAdIs vs. new BAdIs

Classic and new BAdIs differ in a number of features that are important for
migration:
BAdI object
With classic BAdIs, a BAdI object is created by calling a factory method, and
referenced via a reference variable of the type of the BAdI interface.
With new BAdIs, a BAdI object is created via the ABAP statement GET BADIas a
handle for the calls of BAdI methods, and referenced via a reference variable of
the type of the BAdI. A BAdI object is an instance of an internal BAdI class, which
otherwise is invisible to the outside.
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Passing comparison values for the filter

With the classical BAdIs, the filter values are stored in a structure and passed
with the call of the BAdI methods.
With the new BAdIs, the comparison values for the filters used to search for
implementations are passed when the BAdI object is created with the GET BADI
statement.
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Calling BADI Methods

Passing comparison values for the filter
A classic BAdI can be called only once and the call positions are registered
centrally.
With new BAdIs, multiple calls are possible and the call positions are not
registered centrally.
For the above reasons, an automatic call migration is not possible.
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Transaction SE18
Go to SE18
There are two options available in the BAdi Builder

Enhancement Spot
BAdi Name
Give a BAdi name and click the button Display
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BADI Definition
Display the BAdi
Check the Enhancement

spot to which the BAdi
is migrated
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Create a BAdi Enhancement

Give the BAdi Name and from the menu select Enhancement Implementation
Create
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Implementation
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Save and Activate the BAdi
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Sample Code in method PROCESS_ITEM
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Display BAdi
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Check Enhancement via SE18

Go Back to SE18 and give the BAdi Name in the Enhancement Spot Radio
Button
Click Display Button
Expand the BAdi Definition, you can see the implemented Enhancement
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Exercise
Create a BADI Enhancement Implementation in SE18
Create a method
Activate the Implementation
Check it in SE18
Reconfirm the Implementation in Enhancement Spot Display in SE18
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Custom BAdi Migration

Automatic migration from BAdI Builder (SE18)
SE18Utilities Migrate Classical BAdi (Cntrl+F3)
Specify Enhancement Spot for BAdI Definition
Specify Enhancement Implementation for BAdI Implementation

Benefits
No special knowledge necessary
Effort: approximately 5 minutes per BAdI.
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Overview
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Switch Framework
Goal of Switch Framework:
Control visibility of repository objects at runtime through

switches
The Switch Framework can be used to
Switch on industry solutions / Enterprise Add-ons
Develop new functions without affecting existing ones

Enhance delivered systems at partner and customer site in the
context of the enhancement framework with own functions
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Switch Framework..
Benefits:
Industry Solutions are available with every release and SP without delay (i.e.
timely provision of legal requirements),
CRTs* are no longer necessary for add-on systems
Industry Solutions can be enriched by generic functions from other industries
Synchronization of release cycles and planning
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Switchable Objects
By package assignment
Appends, SI-, CI-includes for structures in DDIC

Fixed value appends to domains
Secondary Indexes
Append Search Helps
Enhancement Implementations
Switch Business Configuration Sets ( Switch BC-Sets)
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Switchable Objects
By direct assignment
Screen elements & Flow logic

Menu entries & functions
IMG nodes
Customizing
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SFW1
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SFW2
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SFW3
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SFW5
Industry Solutions Tcode -SFW5
Select a function and activate it
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Switch Framework: Architecture
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Links
Please visit the following web links for more details
http://help.sap.com
http://sdn.sap.com
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SAP Enhancement Framework A Great Way of

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IBM Global Business Services

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IBM Global Business Services

Enhancement Framework in SAP NetWeaver

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IBM Global Business Services

Modification vs. Enhancement - Motivation

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IBM Global Business Services

Evolution of SAP Enhancement Technology

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Source Code Plug-in

Source Code Plug-in

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Implicit Enhancement vs. Explicit Enhancement

At common enhancement places, implicit Enhancement options are

Begin/End of Form routine / Function module / Method

Explicit Enhancement Option

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Step 1 - Activate the enhancement functionality

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Step 2 - Enhancement functionality activated

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Step 3 - Show implicit enhancement points

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Step 4 - Enhancement points with the code

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Step 5 - Create an implicit enhancement point

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Step 6 - Enhancement point type

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Step 7 - Name and description

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Step 8 Package information

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Step 9 - Change request

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Step 10 - Enhancement point created

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