Best practices for coding in Exits

Does anyone have any documents on the Dos and Don'ts in BADIs, Exits and SD routines from the angle of System performance and how to minimise the load. Iam not talking about the generic Optimisation documents but something specific to SD routines and general BADIs and Exits which fall under the Best practices (coding) of SAP. eg. One guideline from SAP is that Clients should not tamper with the 'x' variables (xvbak, xvbap etc.) in the SD form exits.
Thanks,
Madhavan

Not sure why check is a problem in general however it reminds me on another tricky situation.
For exampele there is a user-exit in CO-PA
     call customer-function '001'
           exporting
                erkrs           = i_erkrs
                ep_source       = <ls_ce1xxxx>
                ep_source_bukrs = <gs_ce_bukrs>
                exit_nr         = i_exit_nr
           importing
                ep_target         = <ls_ce1xxxx>
                ep_target_bukrs   = <gs_ce_bukrs>
                e_bukrs_processed = l_bukrs_processed
                et_field          = gt_field_user
           tables
                gt_message_table = gt_message_table
           exceptions
                others    = 1.
as you can see <ls_ce1xxxx> is passed on ep_source and ep_target. If you have several clients but only one in which the user-exit should be active, you usually encapsulate your coding like following.
if sy-mandt = '100'.
ep_target = <changed_values>.
endif.
But in this case you will learn that in every other client the values of ep_source will be cleared if you do not add a statement like ep_target = ep_source.
before the if statement.
Christian

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Hi
Are there any best practice guidelines for WDA?
I have seen the naming conventions in the official book which I use but are there any actual coding standards such as whether to use the global controller to hold methods and then call these from the relevant onaction methods.
i.e.
METHOD onactionsave .
lv_subrc = wd_comp_controller->check_input( ).
check lv_subrc = 0.
wd_comp_controller->save( ).
ENDMETHOD.
Just wondered...
Also data declarations were traditionally done at the top of a method. Is this still the case in WDA or is it more normal to declare variables etc as they are required - like in Java?
Cheers
Ian

Hi Ian,
There will be some guidelines in the new documentation, which is currently not yet available.
Here some very short tipps:
- Use an assistance class for each component, which should hold the current data and where you can place central methods. Placing methods in external classes is better than putting them into the component controller, because there is less overhead and more functionality (e.g. optional parameters and exceptions).
- Hold your current data in the assistance class and only put them into the context if needed (e.g. via supply functions).
- Call your business logic from the assistance class during event handling. Then you have the opportunity to do navigation or not depending on the output of the business logic.
- You could use any other class for this purpose, but the assistance class is easier, because it is instantiated by the framework and you can access it via wd_assist-> instead of wd_this->my_class-> .
- Do not create a model component, because this is just overhead and no advantage. In earlier states of the WD project, we thought, a model component would be a good idea, but we changed our minds
- Use context mapping, where it is needed, e.g. if you use the same context in different views.
- It is quite well to call the assistance class from the views.
- Be careful, if you store any references to component parts in your assistance class. Some references may change during runtime, especially those of context nodes placed in a deep hierarchy.
Hope this helps, and more tipps will follow in the documentation or weblogs.
Ciao, Regina

Best practices for setting up projects

We recently adopted using Captivate for our WBT modules.
As a former Flash and Director user, I can say it’s
fast and does some great things. Doesn’t play so nice with
others on different occasions, but I’m learning. This forum
has been a great source for search and read on specific topics.
I’m trying to understand best practices for using this
product. We’ve had some problems with file size and
incorporating audio and video into our projects. Fortunately, the
forum has helped a lot with that. What I haven’t found a lot
of information on is good or better ways to set up individual
files, use multiple files and publish projects. We’ve decided
to go the route of putting standalones on our Intranet. My gut says
yuck, but for our situation I have yet to find a better way.
My question for discussion, then is: what are some best
practices for setting up individual files, using multiple files and
publishing projects? Any references or input on this would be
appreciated.

Hi,
Here are some of my suggestions:
1) Set up a style guide for all your standard slides. Eg.
Title slide, Index slide, chapter slide, end slide, screen capture,
non-screen capture, quizzes etc. This makes life a lot easier.
2) Create your own buttons and captions. The standard ones
are pretty ordinary, and it's hard to get a slick looking style
happening with the standard captions. They are pretty easy to
create (search for add print button to learn how to create
buttons). There should instructions on how to customise captions
somewhere on this forum. Customising means that you can also use
words, symbols, colours unique to your organisation.
3) Google elearning providers. Most use captivate and will
allow you to open samples or temporarily view selected modules.
This will give you great insight on what not to do and some good
ideas on what works well.
4) Timings: Using the above research, I got others to
complete the sample modules to get a feel for timings. The results
were clear, 10 mins good, 15 mins okay, 20 mins kind of okay, 30
mins bad, bad, bad. It's truly better to have a learner complete
2-3 short modules in 30 mins than one big monster. The other
benefit is that shorter files equal smaller size.
5) Narration: It's best to narrate each slide individually
(particularly for screen capture slides). You are more likely to
get it right on the first take, it's easier to edit and you don't
have to re-record the whole thing if you need to update it in
future. To get a slicker effect, use at least two voices: one male,
one female and use slightly different accents.
6) Screen capture slides: If you are recording filling out
long window based databse pages where the compulsory fields are
marked (eg. with a red asterisk) - you don't need to show how to
fill out every field. It's much easier for the learner (and you) to
show how to fill out the first few fields, then fade the screen
capture out, fade the end of the form in with the instructions on
what to do next. This will reduce your file size. In one of my
forms, this meant the removal of about 18 slides!
7) Auto captions: they are verbose (eg. 'Click on Print
Button' instead of 'Click Print'; 'Select the Print Preview item'
instead of 'Select Print Preview'). You have to edit them.
8) PC training syntax: Buttons and hyperlinks should normally
be 'click'; selections from drop down boxes or file lists are
normally 'select': Captivate sometimes mixes them up. Instructions
should always be written in the correct order: eg. Good: Click
'File', Select 'Print Preview'; Bad: Select 'Print Preview' from
the 'File Menu'. Button names, hyperlinks, selections are normally
written in bold
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voice: eg. 'Click Options to open the printer menu' instead of
'When the Options button is clicked on, the printer menu will open'
10) Break all modules into chapters. Frame each chapter with
a chapter slide. It's also a good idea to show the Index page
before each chapter slide with a progress indicator (I use an
animated arrow to flash next to the name of the next chapter), I
use a start button rather a 'next' button for the start of each
chapter. You should always have a module overview with the purpose
of the course and a summary slide which states what was covered and
they have complete the module.
11) Put a transparent click button somewhere on each slide.
Set the properties of the click box to take the learner back to the
start of the current chapter by pressing F2. This allows them to
jump back to the start of their chapter at any time. You can also
do a similar thing on the index pages which jumps them to another
chapter.
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their mouse and you end up with lots of unnecessarily slides that
you have to delete out. The speed will default to how you recorded
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timings.
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is 4 seconds, a paragraph is longer. If you creating knowledge
based modules, make the timing long (eg. 2-3 minutes) and put in a
next button so that the learner can click when they are ready.
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learners that just don't respond no matter how interactive
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activities. Eg. As part of our OHS module, there is an activity
where the learner has to print off the floor plan, and then wander
around the floor marking on th emap key items such as: fire exits;
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Good luck!

What are the best practices for using the enhancement framework?

Hello enhancement framework experts,
Recently, my company upgraded to SAP NW 7.1 EhP6. This presents us with the capability to use the enhancement framework.
A couple of senior programmers were asked to deliver a guideline for use of the framework. They published the following statement:
"SAP does not guarantee the validity of the enhancement points in future releases/versions. As a result, any implemented enhancement points may require significant work during upgrades. So, enhancement points should essentially be used as an alternative to core modifications, which is a rare scenario.".
I am looking for confirmation or contradiction to the statement "SAP does not guarantee the validity of enhancement points in future releases/versions..." . Is this a true statement for both implicit and explicit enhancement points?
Is the impact of activated explicit and implicit enhancements much greater to an SAP upgrade than BAdi's and user exits?
Is there any SAP published guidelines/best practices for use of the enhancement framework?
Thank you,
Kimberly
Edited by: Kimberly Carmack on Aug 11, 2011 5:31 PM

Found an article that answers this question quite well:
[How to Get the Most From the Enhancement and Switch Framework as a Customer or Partner - Tips from the Experts|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/c0f0373e-a915-2e10-6e88-d4de0c725ab3]
Thank you Thomas Weiss!

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Best Practice to implement Reporting Exits

Hello,
I want to know the best practice to implementing reporting exits.
We have a case statement there and i_vnam.
THen we write like
WHen i_vnam
Code for filling the variable values.
The above method has a drawback that if one person is changing the program another person cannot at the same time and if one person transports it all the other changes are also transported. So if there is some code which is not ready to be used even it will be transported.
Another option is if we creae an include for each variable eg. ZBW_'variable name'...
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Hi,
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in this way the ZXRSRU01 will become accessible & can be called in any program.
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Thanks,
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Best practice for mouseless ADF applications

I am developing an ADF application where the users do not want to use the mouse.
So I would like to know if there are a best practice for this?
I am already using the accessKey functionality and subforms defaultCommand
But I have had problems setting focus to objects on a page like tables. I would like a button to return the focus to the table after it has made the command like delete.
I have implemented a solution where I have found inspiration several threads and other webpages (see below).
Is this solution okay?
Are there any problems with it?
I would also like to know if there are better pathways to go like
out of the box solutions,
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/79-global-template-button-strategy-360139.pdf (are there an example implementation?), or
http://one-size-doesnt-fit-all.blogspot.dk/2010/11/adf-ui-shell-supporting-global-hotkeys.html
in advance thanks
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https://blogs.oracle.com/jdevotnharvest/entry/how_to_programmatically_set_focus
http://technology.amis.nl/2008/01/04/adf-11g-rich-faces-focus-on-field-after-button-press-or-ppr-including-javascript-in-ppr-response-and-clientlisteners-client-side-programming-in-adf-faces-rich-client-components-part-2/
how to Commit table by writting Java code in Managed Bean?
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Hi,
I am developing an ADF application where the users do not want to use the mouse. So I would like to know if there are a best practice for this?
Well HTML (and this is the user interface you see) follows a tab index navigation that you follow with "tab" and "shift+tab". Anything else is a short cut for which you use mnemonics (as you already do) or shortcuts (explained in http://one-size-doesnt-fit-all.blogspot.dk/2010/11/adf-ui-shell-supporting-global-hotkeys.html). There is a distinction to make between non-web environments (which I think you and your users have abackground in) and client desktop environments. Browsers block some keyboard functionality for their own purpose. So you may have to find a list of keys first that work across browsers. Unlike desktop clients, which allow you to "press a button" without the button to take focus, this cannot be done on the web. So you need to be clever here, avoiding buttons at all.
The following paper is about JavaScript in ADF and explains the basics for what Chris Muir explains in : http://one-size-doesnt-fit-all.blogspot.dk/2010/11/adf-ui-shell-supporting-global-hotkeys.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/1-2011-javascript-302460.pdf
It has the outline for how to register short cut keys that perform a specific action (e.g. register ctrl+d to delete the current row you are on, or press F11 to execute a query (similar to Oracle Forms frmres files)). However, be aware that this includes some code you have to write (actually quite some code to be honest).
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/79-global-template-button-strategy-360139.pdf (are there an example implementation?), or
http://one-size-doesnt-fit-all.blogspot.dk/2010/11/adf-ui-shell-supporting-global-hotkeys.html
Actually these are implementations as they come with example code for you to use and customize, do they? So what is this question asking for more ? Also note that global buttons don't quite have anything in common with the question you asked. I assume you want to see it as an implementation of the Forms toolbar that operates on the form or table the focus is in. This however does not work for the web as there is nothing that keeps track of which component has a focus and to what iterator (data block) it belongs. This would involve even more coding (though possibly doable)
Frank

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Do not design in order to avoid exceptions. Do not code in order to avoid exceptions.
Exceptions are good. Damn good. As it allows you to catch an unexpected process branch, where execution did not go as planned and coded.
Trying to avoid exceptions is just plain bloody stupid.
As for you specific problem. When the SQL fails to find a row and a value to return, what then? This is unexpected - if you did not want a value, you would not have coded the SQL to find a value. So the SQL not finding a value is an exception to what you intend with your code. And you need to decide what to do with that exception.
How to implement it. The #1 rule in software engineering - modularisation.
E.g.
create or replace function FindSomething( name varchar2 ) return foo.col1%type is
id foo.col1%type;
begin
select col1 into id from foo where col2 = upper(name);
return( id );
exception when NOT_FOUND then
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end;
And that is your problem. Modularisation. You are not considering it.
And not the only problem mind you. Seems like your keyboard has a stuck capslock key. Writing code in all uppercase is just as bloody silly as trying to avoid exceptions.

Best Practice for Multiple iTunes and One Account?

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Hi Steve,
Might be trying for solution for a long time, If i understood your question clear let me clarify you few points.
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I guess I'm asking for most peoples' input on what I'm planning to do here ....
Here's what I want to do, and know a bit about.
o I want to make a servlet that serves only XML.
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Here's what I'm not so sure about...
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If there's some wizard on the forums here who's willing to say more than just "RTFM" (of which there is none to answer my questions together as one), I'd be very very happy ":^)

Let me re-pose my question so as to be specific
enough to not be picked apart in my answer.
I want to FIRST AND FOREMOST, create a servlet that
serves up XML based on parameters given to it (how?
who cares.).What does "serves up XML" mean?
Let's be precise. Do you intend the servlet to send the XML back to the client? Or is the XML an intermediate step in your processing? (Yes, it matters.)
Then, I want to create interfaces (HTML, RSS,
boogledeedoo) to this XML data by having either JSP,
another servlet or insert something else here,
transform the XML into whatever the desired format
is."interface" is a loaded term in Java. What do you mean by it?
>
My assumption is that I'll make the servlet that is
capable of outputting my desired XML data and then
create another servlet that will poke it for data as
needed to transform the XML into HTML. This servlet
would also likely serve as the web site itself and
would manage user logins etc...(persistance yaddy
yadda)You're not thinking about this properly.
"yadda yadda" == muddled thinking.
My other assumption is that I'll make another servlet
that will poke the XML servlet and transform that
into RSS or anything else I can dream up.How does "poke the XML servlet" fit into the request/response protocol that is HTTP? Please explain.
-=-!REASONING!-=-
Previously, when I was working with PHP, I liked to
make scripts that would display interfaces and post
to themselves. OK, now I see. "interface" == GUI in a browser to you. Very good.
You can create a JSP that is an interface. You can have that JSP submit the HTTP POST or GET request to itself. No problem there, as long as "itself" knows what to do with the request.
It was a nice way of creating a
complete little package. Everything for one function
was encapsulated nicely under one roof. No excessive
HTML files all over the place to nurture.A simple problem, a simple solution. You can do that with a JSP.
Look. Part of my inability to describe this well is
because I DO feel like I'm in a lot of directions at
once. Or you don't understand the technology very well.
But I have to be in order to pull together
some sort of plan for myself. I understand many
concepts and have just finished studying object
oriented design etc..."Just finished"? How long did it take?
I know things about how Tomcat does connection
pooling for SQL connections.Great. Not much to understand there. It's harder to figure out how to do n-tier apps with more than one page well.
I do know how to use Google, probably a lot better
than most. But rest assured, I've yet to find a
little guide as complete as any of the "LAMP" books
there are out there. Which by the way, I have never
purchased.That's because Java Enterprise Edition isn't intended for little problems. LAMP is. Maybe the limitation is that you are used to "little" problems and not bigger ones.
If JEE seems scattered and complex, it's because it is. It encompasses more than LAMP.
I'm confident in good guidance, and not a heartfelt
smackdown. I'm still waiting for some clear suggestions.I gave you one, you just didn't know it: go read about Spring.
http://www.springframework.org
It'll help you structure complex apps from the user interface to the database in the back.
You're welcome.
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Best Practices for Service Entry Sheet Approval

Hi All
Just like to get some opinion on best practices for external service management - particularly approval process for Service Entry Sheet.
We have a 2 step approval process using workflow:
1 Entry Sheet Created (blocked)
2. Workflow to requisition creator to verify/unblock the Entry Sheet
3. Workflow to Cost Object owner to approve the Entry Sheet.
For high volume users (e.g. capital projects) this is cumbersome process - we looking to streamline but still maintain control.
What do other leaders do in this area? To me mass release seems to lack control, but perhaps by using a good release strategy we could provide a middle ground?
Any ideas or experiences would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
AC.

Hi,
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What is the best practice for AppleScript deployment on several machines?

Hi,
I am developing some AppleScripts for my colleagues at work and I don't want to visit each of them to deploy my AppleScript on their Macs.
So, what is the best practice for AppleScript deployment on several machines?
Is there an installer created by the Automator available?
I would like to have something like an App to run which puts all my AppleScript relevant files into the right place onto a destination Mac.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,

There's really no 'right place' to put applescripts. folder action scripts nees to go in ~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts (or /Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts), anything you want to appear in the script menu needs to go in ~/Library/Scripts (or /Library/Scripts), script applications should probably go in the Applications folder, but otherwise scripts can be placed anywhere. conventional places to put them are in ~/Library/Scripts or in a subfolder of ~/Library/Application Support if they are run by an application. The more important issue is to make sure you generalize the scripts: use the path to command to get local paths rather than hard-coding them in, make sure you test to make sure applications or unic executables you call are present ont he machine, use script bundles rather tna scripts if you scripts have private resources.
You can write a quick installer script if you want to make sure scripts go where you want them. Skeleton verion looks like this:
set scriptsFolder to path to scripts folder from user domain
set scriptsToExport to path to resource "xxx.scpt" in directory "yyy"
tell application "Finder"
duplicate scriptsToExport to scriptsFolder with replacing
end tell
say "Scripts are installed"
save this as a script application, then open the application pacckage and create a folder called "yyy" in the resources folder and copy your script "xxx.scpt" into it. other people can run the app to install the script.

Best practices for setting up users on a small office network?

Hello,
I am setting up a small office and am wondering what the best practices/steps are to setup/manage the admin, user logins and sharing privileges for the below setup:
Users: 5 users on new iMacs (x3) and upgraded G4s (x2)
Video Editing Suite: Want to connect a new iMac and a Mac Pro, on an open login (multiple users)
All machines are to be able to connect to the network, peripherals and external hard drive. Also, I would like to setup drop boxes as well to easily share files between the computers (I was thinking of using the external harddrive for this).
Thank you,

Hi,
Thanks for your posting.
When you install AD DS in the hub or staging site, disconnect the installed domain controller, and then ship the computer to the remote site, you are disconnecting a viable domain controller from the replication topology.
For more and detail information, please refer to:
Best Practices for Adding Domain Controllers in Remote Sites
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794962(v=ws.10).aspx
Regards.
Vivian Wang

Best-practice for Catalog Views ? :|

Hello community,
A best practice question:
The situtation: I have several product categories (110), several items in those categories (4000) and 300 end-users. I would like to know which is the best practice for segment the catalog. I mean, some users should only see categories 10,20 & 30. Other users only category 80, etc. The problem is how can I implement this ?
My first idea is:
1. Create 110 Procurement Catalogs (1 for every prod.category). Each catalog should contain only its product category.
2. Assign in my Org Model, in a user-level all the "catalogs" that the user should access.
Do you have any idea in order to improve this ?
Saludos desde Mexico,
Diego

Hi,
Your way of doing will work, but you'll get maintenance issues (to many catalogs, and catalog link to maintain for each user).
The other way is to built your views in CCM, and assign these views to the users, either on the roles (PFCG) or on the user (SU01). The problem is that with CCM 1.0 this is limitated, cause you'll have to assign one by one the items to each view (no dynamic or mass processes), it has been enhanced in CCM 2.0.
My advice:
-Challenge your customer about views, and try to limit the number of views, with for example strategic and non strategic
-With CCM 1.0 stick to the procurement catalogs, or implement BADIs to assign items to the views (I experienced it, it works, but is quite difficult), but with a limitated number of views
Good luck.
Vadim

Best Practice for Securing Web Services in the BPEL Workflow

What is the best practice for securing web services which are part of a larger service (a business process) and are defined through BPEL?
They are all deployed on the same oracle application server.
Defining agent for each?
Gateway for all?
BPEL security extension?
The top level service that is defined as business process is secure itself through OWSM and username and passwords, but what is the best practice for security establishment for each low level services?
Regards
Farbod

It doesnt matter whether the service is invoked as part of your larger process or not, if it is performing any business critical operation then it should be secured.
The idea of SOA / designing services is to have the services available so that it can be orchestrated as part of any other business process.
Today you may have secured your parent services and tomorrow you could come up with a new service which may use one of the existing lower level services.
If all the services are in one Application server you can make the configuration/development environment lot easier by securing them using the Gateway.
Typical probelm with any gateway architecture is that the service is available without any security enforcement when accessed directly.
You can enforce rules at your network layer to allow access to the App server only from Gateway.
When you have the liberty to use OWSM or any other WS-Security products, i would stay away from any extensions. Two things to consider
The next BPEL developer in your project may not be aware of Security extensions
Centralizing Security enforcement will make your development and security operations as loosely coupled and addresses scalability.
Thanks
Ram

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