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TheNewEnhancementFrameworkPart1
byadminonOctober16th,2011

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AnthonyCecchiniisthePresidentofInformationTechnologyPartners(ITP),an
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TheNEWEnhancementFramework
ThismonthsBlogwillbeginalookintotheNEWEnhancementFrameworkofferedinSAP
NetWeaver7.0(formerly2004s).
SAPprovidesalargesetofcustomizingoptionsenablingSAPcustomerstoadaptSAPprogramstotheir
needs.Customizationalone,however,cannotalwaysfulfillallcustomersrequestsforindividual
adjustmentsorenhancementstomeetspecificrequirements.Insuchcases,programmerscanenhanceor
changethestandardSAPfunctionalitybymodifyingtheABAPsourcecodeoftheunderlying
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developmentobjects.ThisprovisiontomodifystandardcapabilityprovidesamajoradvantageofSAP
systemsoverotherERPsystems.
Uptonow,therehavebeentwomethodsavailableformeetingSAPsoftwareadaptationneeds,where
IMGcustomizationalonewasnotasolution:
ModificationstoSAPdevelopmentobjectseitherwithorwithoutthesupportoftheModification
Assistant
EnhancementstoSAPdevelopmentobjectsatpredefinedlocationsinthesourcecodeusingcustomer
exits,appends,includes,andasofSAPR/34.6,BusinessAddIns(BAdIs)
SAPNetWeaver7.0(formerly2004s)offersthenewEnhancementFrameworkthatnotonlyisintended
tounifythemodificationandclassicenhancementtechniques,butalsooffersyoualmostthesame
flexibilityasmodificationswithoutthelimitationsofmodifications.ThenewEnhancementFramework,
whichisintegrateddirectlyintotheABAPWorkbench,enablesyoutochangeandenhancetheSAP
sourcecodewithoutmodifyingit.ThismeansnoREPAIRS!

WhyusetheNewEnhancementFramework
Whyisthisgoodnewsforyouandme?Wellfirst,itmeansnomoregettingpermissionforrepairingan
objectaswellasnomorerepairkeys!Pleasedonotmisreadthisaswholesalepermissiontogooutand
enhancethesystemthoughtlessly!Youwillseeinlaterpoststhatyouhavetogivesomethoughttohow
youstructureyourenhancementsbecausewhatyoucreatemustfitintothestructureoftheEnhancement
Frameworkthatenablesyoutoorganizetheenhancementoptionsandtheircounterpartsonthe
implementationside.Thismeansthattheexplicitenhancementoptionsandallenhancement
implementationelements(enhancements)havetobepartofparticularcontainers,whichalsoserveas
transportobjects.
ThesecondreasonthisisgoodnewsisbecausethenewEnhancementFrameworksignificantly
reducesthenumberofadjustmentsnecessaryafteranupgradebecauseyourenhancementssurvivethe
upgrade.Withmodifications,thechangesareoverwrittenbytheupgradeandmustbereapplied.Withthe
newenhancementapproach,someadjustmentsstillmaybenecessaryif,forexample,theupgrade
changestheenhancedobjectinawaythatisincompatiblewiththeenhancements,butthereduced
numberofadjustmentleadstoastrongoverallreductioninyourtotalcostofownership(TOC).
InthenextpostIwilllookdeeperintowhatthelimitationsareofthecurrentmodificationconcept.
AlthoughcurrentSAPmodificationtoolsfacilitatethehandlingofmodificationswithflexibility,youpay
forthisflexibilitywithsomeproblemsthatareinherentintheveryconceptofamodification.

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