Introduction to Menu Exit

 

• Menu exit allows us to add menu items to the menu bar of SAP programs.
• For any SAP transaction, we see there are already a lot of menu bars present.
  • Now, Suppose I have to add some addition menu items, then I can use Menu exits for the same purpose.
• We can perform Customer functionalities on these menu items.

Note :-

• These menu items have function codes that begins with “+” ( a plus sign ).

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let’s take a requirement to understand this concept.

Requirement :-

• We have a transaction code CAT2 which is used for timesheet.

  
  
  

  
  

• Now, we also have a transaction code CAT4 which is used for approving the timesheet.

• But, My Customer wants that there should be a menu bar on CAT2 transaction code and when I will click on that additional menu item, it should take me to the approve timesheet.

Important Note :-

• Whenever you get any requirement for customer exit, it is always mandatory to check for its feasibility.

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Ways to find a Menu Exit :-

1. Check for menu items starting with “+” ( a plus sign ) in the ( System → Status → GUI Status → Menu Bar ).
2. Put the package name of the program in SMOD transaction code. ( Utilities → Find → Package Name ).
3. Go to transaction code SE84 ( Enhancements → Customer Exits ).

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Checking the Feasibility of Menu Exit for the above Requirements :-

• Step 1 :- On CAT2 transaction code → go to System → Status.

• Step 2 :- Copy the Program name.

• Step 3 :- Go to SE38 transaction code and select the attributes radio button.

• Step 4 :- Pass the program name and click on display.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 5 :- Copy the Package name and go to SE84 transaction code.

• Step 6 :- Click on Enhancements → Customer Exit → Enhancements.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 7 :- In the package provide the package name and click on execute button.

  
  
  

  
  

  • It will show all the customer Exits of the given package.
  
  
  

  
  

• Step 8 :- Double Click on customer exit for Customer functions.

  
  
  

  
  

  • In the function codes we can see all the Menu Exits out of which one is for approve the timesheet.

Conclusion :-

• So, After Checking for feasibility of the above requirements, we found the Menu exits that are suitable for the given requirements.
• Therefore, We can say that it is feasible.

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Implementing the Menu Exit in CAT2 transaction code :-

• Step 1 :- Copy the above used customer exits that we have got.

• Step 2 :- Go to CMOD transaction code.

• Step 3 :- Provide a project name and click on create button.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 4 :- Provide the short description.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 5 :- Click on Enhancements assignments.

• Step 6 :- Provide the name of the customer exit here.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 7 :- Click on the components tab.

  • In the components tab, all the function module exit, menu exit, screen exits that are available in the given customer exit will be shown.

    
    
    

    
    

• Step 8 :- Now, we can use +CU6 or +CU7 as per our requirement, so lets take +CU6.

  • Go to change mode and double click on +CU6.

    
    
    

    
    

  • Click on copy button.

  • Activate the project.

    
    
    

    
    

• Step 9 :- Now Simply go to CAT2 transaction code we can see clearly we have a menu bar for our requirement.

  
  
  

  
  

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Writing logic for Above created Menu Bar :-

• We will use the function module exit for writing the logic for our menu bar.

• Step 1 :- Go to CMOD and open the above created project in display mode → click on components tab.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 2 :- Double click on function exit which is given above.

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 3 :- Double click on the include which is given above and write the below logic.

  
  
  

  
  

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Testing the Implementation :-

• Step 1 :- Go to CAT2 transaction code.

• Step 2 :- Provide the necessary details .

  
  
  

  
  

• Step 3 :- Click on approve timesheet.

  
  
  

  
  

  • We can see we got navigated to CAT4 transaction code.