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Difference between user exit and customer exit

Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:35:16 GMT

Hi,

Experts,

Could anyone please tell me the Difference between user exit and customer exit in details,

Thanks.

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:36:29 GMT

Hi,

Difference between user exits & customer exits:

User exit - A user exit is a three character code that instructs the system to access a program during system processing.

SXX: S is for standard exits that are delivered by SAP. XX represents the 2-digit exit number.

UXX: U is for user exits that are defined by the user. XX represents the 2-digit exit number

Customer exit - The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to add your own functionality to SAP’s standard business applications without having to modify the original applications. SAP creates customer exits for specific programs, screens, and menus within standard R/3 applications. These exits do not contain any functionality. Instead, the customer exits act as hooks. You can hang your own add-on functionality onto these hooks. *-- Mani

The following document is about exits in SAP :-

The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to add your own functionality to SAP’s standard business applications without having to modify the original applications.

SAP creates user exits for specific programs, screens, and menus within standard R/3 applications. These exits do not contain any functionality. Instead, the customer exits act as hooks. You can hang your own add-on functionality onto these hooks.

Types of Exits

There are several different types of user exits. Each of these exits acts as hooks where you can attach or "hang" your own add-ons.

Menu Exits

Menu exits add items to the pulldown menus in standard SAP applications. You can use these menu items to call up your own screens or to trigger entire add-on applications.

SAP creates menu exits by defining special menu items in the Menu Painter. These special entries have function codes that begin with "+" (a plus sign). You specify the menu item’s text when activating the item in an add-on project.

Screen Exits

Screen exits add fields to screens in R/3 applications. SAP creates screen exits by placing special subscreen areas on a standard R/3 screen and calling a customer subscreen from the standard screen’s flow logic.

Function Module Exits

Function module exits add functions to R/3 applications. Function module exits play a role in both menu and screen exits.

When you add a new menu item to a standard pull down menu, you use a function module exit to define the actions that should take place once your menu is activated.

Function module exits also control the data flow between standard programs and screen exit fields. SAP application developers create function module exits by writing calls to customer functions into the source code of standard R/3 programs.

These calls have the following syntax:

CALL CUSTOMER-FUNCTION ‘001’.

Field Exits

Field exits allow you to create your own programming logic for any data element in the Dictionary. You can use this logic to carry out checks, conversions, or business-related processing for any screen field. Example: The data element BBBNR identifies a company’s international location number. You might want to set up your R/3 System so that all international location numbers are larger than 100.

The field exit concept lets you create a special function module that contains this logic.

You assign the special function module to the data element BBBNR. You then assign the module to any programs and screens in which users can add new international location numbers. When you activate your field exit, the system automatically triggers your special routine whenever a user enters a company location number.

In 4.6c, you can use "RSMODPRF" program to create field exits.

An example of a user exits :-

MODULE user_exit_0001 INPUT

CASE okcode.

WHEN 'BACK OR EXIT'.

CASE sy-dynnr.

WHEN '100'.

SET SCREEN 0.

LEAVE SCREEN.

WHEN '200'.

SET SCREEN 100.

LEAVE SCREEN.

ENDCASE.

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:36:54 GMT

It's the same.

Cheers.

...Reward if useful.

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

prasanth_kasturi — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:39:22 GMT

hi,

customer exits comes under enhancements but user exits comes under modification,

customer eixs dont need access key but user exits need access key while coding

customer exits are function module exits but user exits are subroutiene exits

Regards

PRASANTH

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:40:30 GMT

User exit - A user exit is a three character code that

instructs the system to access a program during system

processing.

SXX: S is for standard exits that are delivered by SAP. XX

represents the 2-digit exit number.

UXX: U is for user exits that are defined by the user. XX

represents the 2-digit exit number

Customer exit - The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to

add your own functionality to SAP’s standard business

applications without having to modify the original

applications. SAP creates customer exits for specific

programs, screens, and menus within standard R/3

applications. These exits do not contain any functionality.

Instead, the customer exits act as hooks. You can hang your

own add-on functionality onto these hooks.

The following document is about exits in SAP :-

The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to add your own

functionality to SAP’s standard business applications

without having to modify the original applications.

SAP creates user exits for specific programs, screens, and

menus within standard R/3 applications. These exits do not

contain any functionality. Instead, the customer exits act

as hooks. You can hang your own add-on functionality onto

these hooks.

Types of Exits

There are several different types of user exits. Each of

these exits acts as hooks where you can attach or "hang"

your own add-ons.

Menu Exits

Menu exits add items to the pulldown menus in standard SAP

applications. You can use these menu items to call up your

own screens or to trigger entire add-on applications.

SAP creates menu exits by defining special menu items in the

Menu Painter. These special entries have function codes that

begin with "+" (a plus sign). You specify the menu item’s

text when activating the item in an add-on project.

Screen Exits

Screen exits add fields to screens in R/3 applications. SAP

creates screen exits by placing special subscreen areas on a

standard R/3 screen and calling a customer subscreen from

the standard screen’s flow logic.

Function Module Exits

Function module exits add functions to R/3 applications.

Function module exits play a role in both menu and screen exits.

When you add a new menu item to a standard pull down menu,

you use a function module exit to define the actions that

should take place once your menu is activated.

Function module exits also control the data flow between

standard programs and screen exit fields. SAP application

developers create function module exits by writing calls to

customer functions into the source code of standard R/3

programs.

These calls have the following syntax:

CALL CUSTOMER-FUNCTION ‘001’.

Field Exits

Field exits allow you to create your own programming logic

for any data element in the Dictionary. You can use this

logic to carry out checks, conversions, or business-related

processing for any screen field. Example: The data element

BBBNR identifies a company’s international location number.

You might want to set up your R/3 System so that all

international location numbers are larger than 100.

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

p291102 — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:42:31 GMT

What is User Exits and Customer Exits?

Difference between user exits & customer exits:

User exit - A user exit is a three character code that instructs the system to access a program during system processing.

SXX: S is for standard exits that are delivered by SAP. XX represents the 2-digit exit number.

UXX: U is for user exits that are defined by the user. XX represents the 2-digit exit number

The following document is about exits in SAP :-

The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to add your own functionality to SAP’s standard business applications without having to modify the original applications.

Types of Exits

There are several different types of user exits. Each of these exits acts as hooks where you can attach or "hang" your own add-ons.

Menu Exits

Menu exits add items to the pulldown menus in standard SAP applications. You can use these menu items to call up your own screens or to trigger entire add-on applications.

Screen Exits

Function Module Exits

Function module exits add functions to R/3 applications. Function module exits play a role in both menu and screen exits.

When you add a new menu item to a standard pull down menu, you use a function module exit to define the actions that should take place once your menu is activated.

These calls have the following syntax:

CALL CUSTOMER-FUNCTION ‘001’.

Field Exits

The field exit concept lets you create a special function module that contains this logic.

In 4.6c, you can use "RSMODPRF" program to create field exits.

An example of a user exits :-

MODULE user_exit_0001 INPUT 
    CASE okcode.
        WHEN 'BACK OR EXIT'.
            CASE sy-dynnr.
                    WHEN '100'.
                         SET SCREEN 0.
                         LEAVE SCREEN.
                    WHEN '200'.
******************************************************************************
**** Note that you can write any code that satisfy your needs.                                                     ****
**** But in this case, this was wrote as a sample code for reference sake.                                    ****
**** And you can test it.                                                                                ****
****************************************************************************** 
                         SET SCREEN 100.
                         LEAVE SCREEN.
             ENDCASE.
      ENDCASE.

Re: Difference between user exit and customer exit

Former Member — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:44:11 GMT

Hi,

User exit: A user exit is a three character code that instructs the system to access a program during system processing.

SXX: S is for standard exits that are delivered by SAP. XX represents the 2-digit exit number.

UXX: U is for user exits that are defined by the user. XX represents the 2-digit exit number

Customer exit: The R/3 enhancement concept allows you to add your own functionality to SAP’s standard business applications without having to modify the original applications. SAP creates customer exits for specific programs, screens, and menus within standard R/3 applications. These exits do not contain any functionality. Instead, the customer exits act as hooks. You can hang your own add-on functionality onto these hooks.

1. Previously there were only user-exits.

2. Then came the concept of customer-exits.

3. user exits were nothing but subroutines

FORM/PERFORM

called from standard programs.

4. The FORM defintion was placed inside

an empty include file.

5. So It was called EVERYTIME.

and we need to MODIFY/REPAIR the

standard include .

6. Then it came with concept of customer-exit

7. It consists of calling a FUNCTION MODULE,

which is called only if

the user-exit is ACTIVATED (other wise not called)

In this case, the code in put inside

a pre-defined Z include.

8. Functionality of both is same, howerver

we can note the following important differences

a) Customer exit is called only if activated.

(hence, it does not waste resources)

b) in customer exit, REPAIR does not happen

to the standard include.

Exits are basically the hooks whcih SAP has provided to add your own code.

please can anyone give me exact user/customer exits, which will be called after saving the document...

document is saved after the below routine..

SAPMV45A~~>MV45AF0C_CHANGE_DOCUMENT_CREAT~~>CALL FUNCTION 'SD_XVBLB_CHANGES'

Transaction Code - VA02 Change Sales Order

Exit Name Description

SDTRM001 Reschedule schedule lines without a new ATP check

V45A0001 Determine alternative materials for product selection

V45A0002 Predefine sold-to party in sales document

V45A0003 Collector for customer function modulpool MV45A

V45A0004 Copy packing proposal

V45E0001 Update the purchase order from the sales order

V45E0002 Data transfer in procurement elements (PRreq., assembly)

V45L0001 SD component supplier processing (customer enhancements)

V45P0001 SD customer function for cross-company code sales

V45S0001 Update sales document from configuration

V45S0003 MRP-relevance for incomplete configuration

V45S0004 Effectivity type in sales order

V45W0001 SD Service Management: Forward Contract Data to Item

V46H0001 SD Customer functions for resource-related billing

V60F0001 SD Billing plan (customer enhancement) diff. to billing plan

No of Exits: 15

These r the main differences between user exits and customer exits

1) user exits r subroutines where as customer exits r function modules

2) user exits r not upgraded where as customer exits r will upgrade

3) customer exits r used for creating and additional fields or menu items to stadard tcode where as user exits r used for enabling or disabling the fields on the standrd screen or concatenating the key fields,it is not used adding an additional componenats to stadard tcode

4) customer exits r reusable where as user exits r not reusable.

1. Userexits --> implemented in subroutines -

> modifications --> fails in upgrades.

2. Customer exits --> implemente using func modules --> enhancement --> doesnot fail in upgrades

Customer exits: *

Implemented as Function Modules within z includes. Anybody can change it and no access key is required.

User Exit:

Implemented as subroutines within includes (any include except y or z includes). You need access for the specific include and then you can any subroutine (user exit) within that Include.

BADIs are the enhanced version of user exits where the same logic is implemented via classes and object (OOP)

Enchancement point is the latest once introduces with ECC6.0 . Not very sure about that but you can change it without any access key.

Thanks

Sarada