Customizing Biller Direct application

Hi,
We are all set for customizing biller direct business package, and when about to begin, client came up with some questions.
What would be the impact of Patch updates or future upgrades on customization?
Our idea is to follow the modification guide... according to which, business package is delivered with a folder to include customer developments... as project demands, we need to copy existing biller direct screen and modify it to client's requirement.
The point of doubt is that SAP as delivered with current version of business package, it might deliver the customeExtension folder along with future upgrades or updates. This might result in deletion of custom developments during every upgrade/update. How do we justify to this? Ideally, SAP upgrades should only effect SAP delivered objects and not customer extension... but how do we convey the same to client?
Thanks and regards,
Nrisimhanadh Yandamuri

Hi,
Thank you Sridhar.
Is this do we need to do in java programming?
Below is a little more background of the question
From the java action class I have to call a BAPI to get the variant.
I have to set the variant that I got as it is in another Function Module, say FM-1.
I have to pass three additional parameters to the above functional module.
When I ran the function module in ABAP by setting the variant and three parameters , it is returning the pdf.
When I am running the function module from java action class, it is not getting the pdf on screen.
Now my questions are,
1. How to get and set the variant in a action class.
2. How to display the pdf after running FM-1.
Thanks in advance.
RK.

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/thread/926465 [original link is broken]
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