https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/when-to-use-check-before-save-method/qaa-p/14488697#M4949086 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.sap.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2262275">@shubhashish_das</a>&nbsp;</P><P>In RAP unmanaged with draft,</P><P>Implement validations primarily in BDEF. Use CHECK_BEFORE_SAVE only for final consistency checks and last-minute validations before persistence. This avoids duplicate validation logic while ensuring data integrity.</P><P><BR />Thanks,<BR />Sravan</P> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:08:51 GMT sravan_aleshwaram 2026-09-21T07:08:51Z https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/when-to-use-check-before-save-method/qaq-p/14487850 <P><SPAN class="">I hv an unmanaged scenario with draft enabled. I can successfully write validation in my Bdef and validate my data there itself. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="">Then why to write validation code in check_b4_save method. which one to use and when ?</SPAN></P> Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:38 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/when-to-use-check-before-save-method/qaq-p/14487850 shubhashish_das 2026-09-18T18:00:38Z https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/when-to-use-check-before-save-method/qaa-p/14488697#M4949086 <P>Hello&nbsp;<a href="https://community.sap.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2262275">@shubhashish_das</a>&nbsp;</P><P>In RAP unmanaged with draft,</P><P>Implement validations primarily in BDEF. Use CHECK_BEFORE_SAVE only for final consistency checks and last-minute validations before persistence. This avoids duplicate validation logic while ensuring data integrity.</P><P><BR />Thanks,<BR />Sravan</P> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:08:51 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/when-to-use-check-before-save-method/qaa-p/14488697#M4949086 sravan_aleshwaram 2026-09-21T07:08:51Z