We all know that one size doesn’t really fit all. As a developer or consultant, you know that in a similar way, the SAP standard doesn’t always “fit” a business the way you need it to. Instead of working with an ill-fitting system, this book will teach you when to develop custom enhancements, when and how to use them, and how to decide which custom enhancements are appropriate for a specific situation. You’ll explore real-world scenarios that will help you understand enhancements, and be able to tailor Sales and Distribution in SAP to fit unique business requirements in no time!
Highlights:
Explicit and implicit enhancements
Persistent objects and classes
Enhancement and Switch Framework
Enterprise services
VOFM routines
Repository Infosystem
Validations
Remote function calls (RFC)
Customer-defined routines
KPI reporting
Learn how to enhance and modify Sales and Distribution in SAP
Benefit from real-life examples and detailed code listings
Determine which enhancement technique is right for which situation
Michael Koch
Michael Koch was born in Aachen, Germany. His career in IT started in 1990 as a COBOL and RPG programmer. He soon started a double business degree course at Fachhochschule Aachen, which led to his first adventures in ABAP coding. Michael completed his course at Coventry
University, England, where he graduated in 1998.
Since then, he has worked on national and multinational SAP projects in both consulting and end-user roles. During his work in the SAP arena, he covered various industries including automotive, FMCG, entertainment, insurance, telecoms, and high tech.
In 2002, Michael founded his own freelance business, Pixelbase (http://pixelbase.co.uk), which provides independent SAP development consulting. Pixelbase’s focus is SAP NetWeaver web development, rich Internet applications, application architecture and design, customizations, upgrades, and interfaces. Pixelbase takes pride in its work and aims to give clients value for money by offering independent, real-world advice.
Michael now lives in England with his family. He has been a member of the SAP Mentor initiative since 2009.
VOFM routines Explicit and implicit enhancements Enterprise services Field validation BAdI User exit Remote function call Sales order processing Delivery processing Pricing routine