ABAP & Development

What is WRICEF (RICEFW)?

Acronym for development object types: Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms.

WRICEF inventories track all custom development in a program, each with functional and technical specs. Counts drive effort estimates. Each WRICEF object should map to unit, integration, and regression test cases.

Related terms

Functional Specification
A document describing a required business function, such as a report or interface, in business and functional terms.
Technical Specification
A document describing how a development object will be built, including objects, logic, and error handling.
Custom Code
Customer-developed ABAP objects, typically in the Z, Y, or registered namespace, extending or changing SAP behavior.
Requirements Traceability Matrix
A matrix linking requirements to design, build objects, test cases, results, and defects.

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