Beginners Simple Enhancement For SE38: Applies To

Beginners Simple Enhancement
for SE38
Applies to:
SAP ECC 6.0 (Release 700, SP 12). For more information, visit the ABAP Homepage.
Summary
In this article we will learn the simple enhancement concept of the standard transaction SE38.We will be
adding new menu-option for the transaction SE38 and add functionality to the menu-option which was
created.
Author(s): Jayashree Thiyagarajan

Company: Applexus Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Created on: 23 December 2010
Author Bio
Jayashree Thiyagarajan is working as SAP Development Consultant with Applexus
Software Solutions (P) Ltd. She has completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering.
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Table of Contents
Why Enhancements? ....................................................................................................................................3
Steps to be Followed…………………………………………………………………………………....…………....3
Project Creation………………...………………………………………………………………………………….....3
Assigning Enhancement and Components………………………………………………………………………...4
Finding the Package…………………………………………………………………………………...…….……….5
Menu Exit Creation………………………………………………………………………………………………...…8
Function Exit Creation………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
Result........................................................................................................................................................... 12
Related Content.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Copyright..................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Why Enhancements?
The Standard SAP provides the basic functionality for the end user. But, if there is any need to have any
additional functionality in the standard transactions, SAP itself provides it in the concept of Enhancement.
Steps to be Followed
• Create a Project in CMOD Transaction
• Select the proper Enhancement
• Create the Menu option using Menu Exit
• Choose corresponding Function Exit for the Menu Exit
• Write the appropriate functionality in the exit include and activate the project
Project Creation
Go to ‘CMOD’ transaction and create a project.
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Give proper short text for the Project and save it in your package.
Assigning Enhancement and Components

Click on the ‘ENHANCEMENT ASSIGNMENTS’ tab and press F4 on the Enhancement input field.
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The below screen appears. Click on the ‘INFORMATION SYSTEM’ tab.
Finding the Package
Now to find the package of the program, which displays source code from SE38, follow the below steps.
Go to Utilities->Status, and double click on the program field.(Using any of the standard program)
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Then Go to->Attributes, You will find the ‘SEDI’ in the package field
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Provide the package name as ‘SEDI’ and press ‘ENTER’
From the below screen, Select the exit ‘SEUED001’.
Save it and click on the ‘COMPONENTS’ tab.
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Menu Exit Creation

From the menu exit provided, click on ‘SAPLS38E’ and rename the function text as ‘Custom-Menu Exit’ and
press ‘COPY’.
Till now we have created the menu option that appears in the menu-bar drop down list. To add the action to
be performed, when that particular menu option is triggered, we need to create the Function Module Exit for
this menu option.
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Function Exit Creation

Choose the Function Exit, ‘EXIT_SAPLLOCAL_EDT1_002’ for the corresponding Menu Exit ‘SAPLS38E’.
Finding the function exit for the particular menu exit is a trial and error method. Click on the various function
exit available and find the one which suits for the menu exit selected.
Create include ‘ZXSEUU25’ by Double click it. Press ‘YES’ and save it.
Write the Code in the include for the functionality that should happen when the menu option is triggered.
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Activate the include and come back to activate the components.
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Come back to the initial screen and activate the project
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Result
Go to ‘SE38’ Transaction and create a new program or take an existing program and open it in
change/display mode.
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Select ‘UTILITIES’ from the standard menu provided. You can see the ‘Custom-Menu Exit’ menu option
below the menu option ‘VERSIONS’, which was created before.
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When the ‘Custom-Menu Exit’ menu option is triggered, it will take you to another transaction ‘SE93’.
Note: if you do not need the enhancement further, then goto ‘CMOD’ transaction, give your project
name and deactivate the project created.
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Related Content
For more information, visit the below references.
Customer Exit Overview
Exit Creation
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Author(s): Jayashree Thiyagarajan

Go to ‘CMOD’ transaction and create a project.

Assigning Enhancement and Components

The below screen appears. Click on the ‘INFORMATION SYSTEM’ tab.

Finding the Package

Provide the package name as ‘SEDI’ and press ‘ENTER’

From the below screen, Select the exit ‘SEUED001’.

Save it and click on the ‘COMPONENTS’ tab.

Menu Exit Creation

Function Exit Creation

Activate the include and come back to activate the components.

Come back to the initial screen and activate the project

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