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Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:08:06 GMT

Dear SAP Gurus,

i am using the customer names upto 35 char in customer master data. but in customer search (F4) i am getting only upto 25 char .

how to increase the length from 25 char to 35 char in customer search.

pealse help me out.

Regards,

Amit

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

GauthamV — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:11:54 GMT

hi,

If you are talking about customer name then you don't have f4 help only for that field

then how are you getting 25 char length in f4 for that field.

If it is customer number then it is 10 length only.

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:35:51 GMT

Thank you for Reply,

customer code will be 10 digits only. while searching F4 , the Name of the customer will appear upto 25 digits only. actually we r mainating upto 35 digits.

Now i have to change the length from 25 char to 35 .

Regards,

Ramakrishna

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:39:58 GMT

for f4 functionality they have used Database view M_DEBID in that field used for name is of length 25 so that only it showing length of 25.....

actually that field is not NAME, only the field label is maintained like that .

it is for Search term for matchcode.........

u can go and see the same field MCOD1 Search term for matchcode search in KNA1 table

Edited by: shan palani on Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

GauthamV — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:44:10 GMT

Actually Debi is the collective searchhelp used for kunnr.

and in f4 for name search help DEBIE is used to search by name.

it has a select method M_DEBIE which has field MCOD3 which is of length 25.

that is why you are getting only 25 char in f4 there.

if you want to increase the length for program then create a custom search help

and use in your program.

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:39:20 GMT

go to se11......copy the search help 'DEBIA' into 'YDEBIA'.......then go into it.....now go to selection method......copy the selection method 'M_DEBIA' into 'YM_DEBIA'.......now enter into this view......change the field of 'MCOD1' into 'NAME1'.....save and activate all the components...

then again go to se11......enter into search help 'DEBIA' into change mode........go to 'INCLUDED SEARCH HELP' tab click on 'INSERT ROW'.....and put the 'YDEBIA' here.....the 'DEBIA' should be hidden by giving a tick mark in 'HIDDEN' check box.......now execute the table..see the search help......

Arunima

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:28:24 GMT

Hi Arunima,

I had a problem with the length of city field in the search help of customers in transaction XD03. City field was 25 char. only and I needed it to be 35 char. I followed the steps you gave in your post and now the field appears for 35 characters, but the problem is that when the results of my search are shown and I choose a customer, customer code is not briged to the main screen in XD03. Any help for this?

Thanks,

Nisha

Re: Customer Master Data-Name Length

Former Member — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:17:36 GMT

Ok, I solved it. The param. assignment was missing.