topic Re: Custom Search Help in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Custom Search Help

Former Member — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:14:36 GMT

I have built a dynamic custom search help (3 search helps dynamically assigned to one non-dictionary field on a screen). The search help does not provide edit functionality for the field. It doesn't give the message "Entry XXX does not exist - check your entry" for values entered that are not on the drop-down. The search help uses a database view, since I need to set selection conditions. Is there any way to have the search help automatically edit the values?

Re: Custom Search Help

Former Member — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:28:14 GMT

Edit functionality(validating the entered values) is actually done either in PAI(in case of dialog programs) or in the 'At selection-screen' options(in case of report programs) or if it is a database field and the database field has a check table mentioned in the definition.

Search help is not the one that provides this functionality. It only gives you possible entries(F4). Validation should be handled as explained above.

Srinivas