Create a Custom Business Object

Ulrike Liebherr

2019-04-17

Beginner

10 min.

Define the data structure and create the database persistence of a custom business object.

Details

You will learn

Define a custom business object and its a simple data structure
Create the database table for the custom business object

Our Example

A several tutorials spanning example will show extensibility along custom Bonus Management applications.

As applications are based on business objects, it all starts with custom business object creation.

In the first parts a manager wants to define business objects “Bonus Plan” for employees. A Bonus Plan is there to save employee specific rules for bonus entitlement.

Additional Information

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Release (tutorial’s last update): 1808

Step 1: Start Custom Business Objects application

Enter your SAP S/4HANA system’s Fiori Launchpad.
Open application Custom Business Objects from Extensibility Launchpad group.

Done

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Step 2: Create a custom business object

Press New to start creation of a custom business object

A pop up opens.
Enter the Name Bonus Plan. The other editable fields will get proposals automatically but can be changed.
Press Create.

The details view of the custom business object opens.

Done

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Step 3: Define the data structure

In the details view for editing the custom business object switch to Fields Section.

Create following fields by pressing New

Field Label	Field Identifier	Field Type	Key Field	Field Properties
`ID`	`ID`	`Numeric Identifier`	`X`	Length: `10` field
`Validity Start Date`	`ValidityStartDate`	`Date`
`Validity End Date`	`ValidityEndDate`	`Date`
`Target Amount`	`TargetAmount`	`Amount with Currency`
`Low Bonus Assignment Factor`	`LowBonusAssignmentFactor`	`Number`		Length: `4`, Decimals: `2`, Tooltip: `Actual revenue must meet target more than that many times`
`High Bonus Assignment Factor`	`HighBonusAssignmentFactor`	`Number`		Length: `4`, Decimals: `2`, Tooltip: `Actual revenue must meet target more than that many times`
`Low Bonus Percentage`	`LowBonusPercentage`	`Quantity with Unit`
`High Bonus Percentage`	`HighBonusPercentage`	`Quantity with Unit`
`Is Consistent`	`IsConsistent`	`Checkbox`		Read Only: `X`
`Employee ID`	`EmployeeID`	`Text`		Length: `12`
`Employee Name`	`EmployeeName`	`Text`		Length `40`, Read Only: `X`

The UI for maintaining fields looks as follows.

Custom Business Object’s Field List View

Done

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Step 4: Add standard data to the structure

In the details view for editing the custom business object switch to General Information Section.
Check the System Administrative Data box to add standardized fields for Created On, Created By, Last Changed On and Last Changed By.

By checking this box the four fields also appear in the field list. The fields are not editable and will be filled and updated automatically, so that you do not need to implement logic for them. Logic implementations for these fields are even ignored.