SAP ENHANCEMENTS

1. What are the different ways in which you can make

changes to SAP standard software ?
Customizing
Enhancements to the SAP Standard
Modifications to the SAP Standard
Customer Dee!o"ment
#. What is customizing ?
Customizing is the setting of system "arameters ia SAP$s own interface.
%. Why do you need enhancements ?
&he standard a""!ications do not offer some of the functiona!ity you need. &he '(%
enchancement conce"t a!!ows you to add your own functiona!ity to SAP$s standard )usiness
a""!ications.
*. What are the different ty"es of enhancements ?
Enhancements using customer e+its
Customers$ "otentia! re,uirements which are not inc!uded in the standard software are
incor"orated in the standard as em"ty modification $she!!s$. Customers can then fi!! these with
their own coding. Enhancements can re!ate to "rograms- menus and screens. ."ward
com"ati)i!ity is assured. /n other words- SAP guarantees that the 0um" from the standard
software to the e+it and the interface which ca!! the e+it wi!! remain a!id in future re!eases.
Enhancements to A1AP(* Dictionary e!ements
&hese are A1AP(* Dictionary enhancements 2creation of ta)!e a""ends3- te+t enhancements
2customer4s"ecific key words and documentation for data e!ements3 and fie!d e+its 2creation
of additiona! coding for data e!ements3.
5. What is customer dee!o"ment ?
Creating customer4s"ecific o)0ects within the customer name range.
6. What is SSC' ?
SSC' 2SAP Software Change 'egistration3 is a "rocedure- for registering a!! manua! changes
to SAP source coding and SAP Dictionary o)0ects.
7.What is the difference )etween modifications and enhancements ?
Modifications mean making changes to the SAP standard functiona!ity.
Enhancements mean adding some functiona!ity to SAP standard functiona!ity.
8. What are the disadantages of modification ?
Modifying standard code can !ead to errors
Modifications mean more work during software u"grades
9. What are the adantages of enhancements ?
Do not affect standard SAP source code
Do not affect software u"grades
1:. when do you o"t for modification ?
Customer e+its are not aai!a)!e for a!! "rograms and screens within the '(% standard
a""!ications. ;ou can on!y use e+its if they a!ready e+ist within the SAP '(% System .
<therwise you hae to o"t for modifications .
11. What are the arious ty"es of customer e+its ?
Menu e+its
Screen e+its
=unction modu!e e+its
>eyword e+its
1#. What is a menu e+it ?
Adding items to the "u!!down menus in standard '(% a""!ications .
1%.What is a screen e+it ?
Adding fie!ds to the screens within '(% a""!ications. SAP creates screen e+its )y "!acing
s"ecia! su)screen areas within a standard '(% screen and ca!!ing a customer su)screen from
within the standard dyn"ro$s f!ow !ogic.
1*. What is a function modu!e e+it ?
Adding functiona!ity to '(% a""!ications. =unction modu!e e+its "!ay a ro!e in )oth menu and
screen e+its.
15. What is a keyword e+it ?
Add documentation to the data e!ements of key words defined in the A1AP(* Dictionary. &he
system dis"!ays this documentation wheneer a user "resses =1 to get on!ine he!" for a screen
fie!d.
16. ?ow do SAP organizes its e+its ?
SAP organizes its e+its in "ackages that are ca!!ed SAP enhancements. Each SAP
enhancement can contain many indiidua! e+its.
17. What is an add4on "ro0ect ?
&o take adantage of the e+its aai!a)!e within standard '(% a""!ications- you need to create
an add4on "ro0ect. &his "ro0ect !ets you organize the enhancement "ackages and e+its you
want to use. &he add4on "ro0ect a!so a!!ows you to hang add4on functiona!ity onto the e+it
hooks contained with SAP enhancements.