Explicit Enhancement Options in ABAP Source Codes 

Use

In ABAP programs, you can select either a position or a program section as an explicit enhancement option. Source code plug-ins for an enhancement are either entered at such a position or they replace the selected section.

An explicit enhancement option of an ABAP program is part of the program. It is thus assigned to the package of the program and not necessarily to the package of the enhancement spot to which it belongs.

Activities

·        To mark a position in an ABAP program as an explicit enhancement option, use the following ABAP statement:

ENHANCEMENT-POINT enh_id SPOTS spot1 spot2 ...

·        To mark a section in an ABAP program as an explicit enhancement option, use the following ABAP statement:

ENHANCEMENT-SECTION enh_id SPOTS spot1 spot2 ...
...
END-ENHANCEMENT-SECTION.

Using enh_id, you define the name of the enhancement option or the source code enhancement. After SPOTS, the enhancement option must be assigned to at least one (simple) enhancement spot. For a detailed description of the statements, refer to the ABAP keyword documentation.

An enhancement spot for source code enhancements is created using forward navigation from within the ABAP Editor. The statements can either be entered directly or generated by selecting Enhancements ® Create Enhancement.

After the program has been saved, the enhancement option is managed by the Enhancement Builder, and can only be deleted using the function Enhancements ® Remove Enhancement.

During program generation, the source code plug-ins that are in the current system for the assigned enhancement implementations and have the switch status stand-by or on, are included at this position or they replace the selected section.