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User Exits and Customer Exits in SAP ABAP

Customer exits and user exits allow custom code to be added to SAP programs. Customer exits include function module exits, screen exits, and menu exits which allow adding custom code when those pieces are called. User exits are specific to the SD module and call custom function modules. Examples provided modify screens and menus to add new fields or links. Customer exits are located using transaction SMOD or SE81, and a project must be created in CMOD to develop a custom exit.

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User Exits and Customer Exits in SAP ABAP

Customer exits and user exits allow custom code to be added to SAP programs. Customer exits include function module exits, screen exits, and menu exits which allow adding custom code when those pieces are called. User exits are specific to the SD module and call custom function modules. Examples provided modify screens and menus to add new fields or links. Customer exits are located using transaction SMOD or SE81, and a project must be created in CMOD to develop a custom exit.

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What is User Exits and Customer Exits in SAP

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What is Customer Exits ?

Customer exits are "hooks" provided by SAP within many standard programs,
screens and menus on which customers may "hang" custom functionality to meet
business requirements. More on this in a moment...

In this tutorial you will learn:

Types of Customer Exits

Examples of Customer Exits

Locating Customer Exits

Create a Customer Exit

What is a USER EXIT?

Types of Customer Exits


There are three main types of customer exits:

1. Function Module Exits

2. Screen Exits

3. Menu exits

Function Module Exit:It allows customer to add code via a function module at a
specific location in an SAP application program

Syntax: CALL CUSTOMER-FUNCTION '004'

Screen Exit: It allows customer to add fields to a screen in an SAP program via a
subscreen. The subscreen is called within the standard screen's flow logic.

Format: CALL CUSTOMER-SUBSCREEN CUSTSCR2


Menu Exit: It allows customer to add items to a pulldown menu in a standard SAP
program. These items may be used to call add-on programs or custom screens.

Format: +CUS ( additional item in GUI status )

Examples of Customer Exits


Example of a Screen Exit:

In transaction CAT2 - Time Sheet Entry, HR wishes to include an interactive


acknowledgment that knowingly submitting incorrect data is grounds for dismissal.

Example of a Menu Exit:


In transaction SE38 - ABAP Editor, the development team wishes to include a menu
link to transaction SE80 - Object Navigator for ease of use.

BEFORE
AFTER

Example of a Function Module Exit:


The company wants the bank details of the Vendors in the Vendor creation to be
mandatory event .So it must flash a error message that 'Please Enter the bank
details'

BEFORE

AFTER
Locating Customer Exits
In transaction SMOD and look into the details-

Or in transaction SE81 you can use the appropriate application area


Create a Customer Exit
To create a customer exit you first need to create a project in transaction CMOD
Later you assign the Customer Exit to your project.

What is a USER EXIT?


User Exit serve the same purpose as Customer Exits but they are available only for
the SD module. The exit is implemented as a call to a Function Module. The code is
written by the developer.

Well know User Exit in SD is MV45AFZZ

USEREXIT_FIELD_MODIFICATION - To modify screen attributes

USEREXIT_SAVE_DOCUMENT - To perform operations when user hits Save

USEREXIT_SAVE_DOCUMENT_PREPARE

USEREXIT_MOVE_FIELD_TO_VBAK - When user header changes are


moved to header work area.

USEREXIT_MOVE_FIELD_TO_VBAP - When user item changes are moved


to SAP item work area

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