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Create a Custom Business Object

Beginner
10 min.
ABAP Extensibility, Tutorial, Beginner, SAP S/4HANA, Cloud
Define the data structure and create the database persistence of a custom business object.
You will learn

Prerequisites

  • Authorizations: Your user needs a business role with business catalog Extensibility (ID: SAP_CORE_BC_EXT) in your S/4HANA Cloud system
  • 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

    1. Enter your SAP S/4HANA system’s Fiori Launchpad.

    2. Open application Custom Business Objects from Extensibility Launchpad group.

      Custom Business Objects application tile
  • Step 2

    1. Press New to start creation of a custom business object

      Press New

      A pop up opens.

    2. Enter the Name Bonus Plan. The other editable fields will get proposals automatically but can be changed.

      Creation Pop Up

    3. Press Create.

      The details view of the custom business object opens.

  • Step 3

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

      Switch to Fields Sections

    2. 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
  • Step 4

    1. In the details view for editing the custom business object switch to General Information Section.

    2. Check the System Administrative Data box to add standardized fields for Created On, Created By, Last Changed On and Last Changed By.

      Check System Administrative Data

      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.

  • Step 5

    Publish the business object Bonus Plan.

    Press Publish

    This creates the database persistence of the business object.

  • Step 6

    Which action creates and updates the data base persistence of your custom business object?

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