BEx - Customer Exit Variable with Business scenario's

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Customer Exit Variable: In BI project, consultant often come across the situation when they need to use a processing type other than manual entry / default value, replacement path, SAP exit, or authorization to fulfill the requirement of the customer, then a customer exit gives the option of setting up a processing type for variables, tailor-made to our specific needs.

Customer Exit variable is used in the BEx Report and Customer Exit Abap program is given below for two different Business scenario's

I_STEP = 1 is used for both the synario's.

I_STEP = 1

Call is made directly before variable entry.

Business scenario:1

To fetch Previous four Quarter's data excluding current
quarter value.

Customer Exit Variable Properties to be maintained:

Business scenario:2

If we are in first quarter of current year,fetch previous
year data.All other quarters of current year fetch current year data

Customer Exit Variable Properties to be maintained:

selection Screen:

sample outputs for the 2 variables considering different months:

Calmonth	Calquarter	Customer Exit Variable 1	Customer Exit Variable 2
7.2013	Q3.2013	Q3.2012 - Q2.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
8.2013	Q3.2013	Q3.2012 - Q2.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
9.2013	Q3.2013	Q3.2012 - Q2.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
10.2013	Q4.2013	Q4.2012 - Q3.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
11.2013	Q4.2013	Q4.2012 - Q3.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
12.2013	Q4.2013	Q4.2012 - Q3.2013	Q1.2013 - Q2.2013
1.2014	Q1.2014	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013
2.2014	Q1.2014	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013
3.2014	Q1.2014	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013	Q1.2013 - Q4.2013
4.2014	Q2.2014	Q2.2013 - Q1.2014	Q1.2014 - Q4.2014
5.2014	Q2.2014	Q2.2013 - Q1.2014	Q1.2014 - Q4.2014
6.2014	Q2.2014	Q2.2013 - Q1.2014	Q1.2014 - Q4.2014