ABAP Development for Sales and Distribution in SAP

Michael Koch was born in Aachen, Germany. His career in IT started in 1990 as a COBOL and RPG programmer. He soon started a double business degree course at Fachhochschule Aachen, which led to his first adventures in ABAP coding. Michael completed his course at CoventryUniversity, England, where he graduated in 1998.Since then, he has worked on national and multinational SAP projects in both consulting and end-user roles. During his work in the SAP arena, he covered various industries including automotive, FMCG, entertainment, insurance, telecoms, and high tech. In 2002, Michael founded his own freelance business, Pixelbase (http://pixelbase.co.uk), which provides independent SAP development consulting. Pixelbase's focus is SAP NetWeaver web development, rich Internet applications, application architecture and design, customizations, upgrades, and interfaces. Pixelbase takes pride in its work and aims to give clients value for money by offering independent, real-world advice.Michael now lives in England with his family. He has been a member of the SAP Mentor initiative since 2009.

Preface
Introduction to Enhancements in Sales and Distribution
Enhancing Standard SD Functionality
Customer Routines
The Enhancement and Switch Framework
Comparison of Enhancement Methods
Summary
PART I Enhancements in Sales Order Processing
Validating Sales Order Data
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Capturing and Saving Additional Data Fields in Sales Order Processing
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Creating an SAP CRM Activity after SD Order Billing
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Communication between SAP Systems via RFC
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Filtering Pricing Data within a Web Service
Background on SOA and Enterprise Services
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Using a Custom Field in SD Pricing
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
PART II Enhancements in Delivery Processing
Setting a Delivery Block on the Header Level
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Using a BAdI to Keep Track of Delivery KPIs
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Using a Customer Exit to Enhance the Outbound Delivery Monitor
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
PART III Enhancements in Billing
Invoice Splitting Using a VOFM Routine
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
Changing Invoice Reference and Numbering Range during Document Creation
Business Scenario
Finding the Right Enhancement
Implementing the Solution
Summary
PART IV Conclusion
Finding the Right Enhancement Technique
Techniques Used and How the Solution Was Found
Solution Search Categories
Key Aspects When Implementing Enhancements
There is No ""Silver Bullet""
Future Outlook
Appendices
Exits and BAdIs in Sales and Distribution
Code Listing for Class ZCL_SURVEY
The Author
Index