| user exit (BC-DWB-CEX) |
A point in an SAP program where a customer's own program can be called.
In contrast to customer exits, user exits allow developers to access and modify program components and data objects in the standard SAP System. On upgrade, each user exit must be checked to ensure that it conforms to the standard system.
There are the following types of user exit:
These are customer enhancements that are called directly in the program.
These are used and managed using Customizing.