topic Re: Search Help in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:37:52 GMT

I have copied the standard Search Help "H_TCLA" to "ZH_TCLA". Now I want to use this new Search Help instead of SAP Standard one. So I have gone into the data element level and assigned this new Search help. Also I have gone to the Check Table "TCLA" and changed the entry "Search Help for Table" with my new Search Help.

Values are changed accordingly in Structures and Tables with my new Search Help but when I am checking it in any transactions like "CL01" its still showing Standard Search help only.

Anything else I missed out here.

Thanks.

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:42:54 GMT

Have you checked the dynpro field attributes? Maybe the search help is defined there.

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:44:51 GMT

If you are using that in any report , then you have to declare the selection screen element as

PARAMETERS p_par FOR <data element> MATCHCODE OBJECT ZH_TCLA

If not report then , check (change) this in module pool data declaration.

Regards

Alok Pathak

Message was edited by: Alok Pathak

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:47:15 GMT

Search help is assigned in the Struture RMCLM. If it changed it will work.

Regards,

Prakash.

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:15:23 GMT

hI,

Even though u`d tied your custom search help to the database field, most of the sap standard transactions` screen fields are maintained with reference to your structure.

Hence, go to system status identify the screen no. and field technical info. Navigate to the screen painter and change the search help parameter.

Hope this info would be helpful, if so reward points.

Regards

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:38:03 GMT

Hi Srihari,

In the data element further characteristics .. In the search help 'Name' and 'Parameters' .. did u give the name of the parmeter u used in ur search help?

Regards,

Vidya.

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:49:13 GMT

Hello Everybody,

Thanks for your quick response,

Actually

1.I am not using the Search help for a report parameter.

2.I have already updated my Data Elements in question with Search Help name and Parameter ID accordingly.

3.I have already updated my check table with the new Search Help at table level ( No Luck ).

My understanding:

Search Helps have precednce.

Updating a Search Help at the Dictionary level is not affecting anyway the Field attribute in the screen. Because Search Help defined in the screen is taking precedence over the value in Dictionary. And if we define any code in POV then this is taking precedence over Search Help assigned over screen. So in my case I may have to go with the standard one and do necessary changes in the Search Help exit and other parameters.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Re: Search Help

Former Member — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:08:02 GMT

Sri,

You`re absolutely correct, the order of precedence of search help is more important. You can try evaluating a dynamic search help in POV.

Regards

Re: Search Help

Laxmana_Appana_ — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:16:29 GMT

Hi Srihari,

try to implement search help using FM :F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST in POV event for custom search help .

(or)

Using search help exit you can change the standard search help.

Check this link for my sample code:

Regards

Appana