topic Re: Matchcodes/Search Helps/Personal Lists in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Matchcodes/Search Helps/Personal Lists

Former Member — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:46:29 GMT

I want to limit the list of values in the Unit of Measure field (MEINS in table MEREQ3211GRID) a user sees when the are Creating a Purchase requisition (ME51N). I know how to do with with a personal list but I don't want to have every user have to create their own personal llist. I would like to have a default for all users.

I have hear about matchcodes and done some searching but I don't seem to find anything about how to actually create one and how to assign it to all users. My searching also indicated matchcodes have been replaced with searchhellps which has added to my confusion.

Help. Thanks.

Re: Matchcodes/Search Helps/Personal Lists

Former Member — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:47:05 GMT

Hello,

Search help is a dictionary object which helps to build a possible values when F4 pressed...

In data element search help / table-field level....

If there is no search help attached possible help values appears from check table (which validates user entry)

if there is search help attached you can find for a search-help exit to restrict values else please find user exit for a program;

I would suggest to contact develop team.

Thanks.

Re: Matchcodes/Search Helps/Personal Lists

Clemenss — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:52:15 GMT

Hi Kathryn,

it was match codes in the good old times, now called search help since decades or do.

If you can identify which search help is called (check the logic for[ Hierarchy of the Search Help Call|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0b/32e9b798da11d295b800a0c929b3c3/frameset.htm]), you can create a [search help exit|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/EN/cf/21ee52446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm].

Not done in ten minutes, but pretty good documentation available with function module F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE.

Regards

Clemens