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use. Each event is tied to a certain point in the data maintenance process – if you’re Customer Exits (/sap-dictionary/customer-
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Your next task will be to pick the correct event for the job you want to do. Since there group/)
are close to 40 different events available, it’s best to use the SAP documentation for Function Modules (/sap-
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extended table maintenance events
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maintenance interface. There are a few more, but they are used only in special cases
or only in a few events. On the next page, I will show you how to use these variables
to implement a simple check on entered data.

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