collective search help

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:20:02 GMT

I have created collective search help.I know how to use elementary search help in report as well as module pool but please help me to use collective search help in program

Re: collective search help

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:21:53 GMT

Hi,

In the input field attributes of the field..You can give the collective search help in the search help input field..

Thanks

Naren

Re: collective search help

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:34:08 GMT

Hi Vishal,

The input help (F4 help) is a standard function of the R/3 System. The user can display the list of all possible input values for a screen field with the input help. The possible input values can be enhanced with further information. This is meaningful especially when the field requires the input of a formal key.

1st U must know the diff. between the two:

Elementary search helps defines a search path where we will

define the table from which the data has to be read and the

selection criteria. Through import and export parameters.

Used when we gets the data rom a single table.

Collective search helps:- Combination of elementary search helps.

When we need to fetch data based on multiple selection criteria’s.

More than one tables or Selection from multiple tables

Now see this:

elementary search help->

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee5f446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

collective search help->

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee86446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

Regards:

Sapna.

i am sure this will help u out....

Re: collective search help

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:36:33 GMT

Hi,

Creating Collective Search Helps

Procedure

In the initial screen of the ABAP Dictionary, select object class Search help, enter the name of the search help and choose Create.

A dialog box appears in which you must select the type of search help.

Select Collective search help and choose .

The maintenance screen for collective search helps is displayed.

Enter an explanatory text in the field Short text.

You can for example find the search help at a later time using this short text.

In the Definition tab page enter the parameters of the collective search help.

Select the Imp flag if it is an import parameter. Select the Exp flag if it is an export parameter.

Define the types for the parameters of a collective search help by assigning a data element. Enter the name of the data element that describes the contents of the search help parameter in the Data element field.

You can assign the parameter a default value in the Default value field.

In exceptions it could be necessary to change the standard process defined by the search help. You can implement the deviation from the standard using a search help exit.

In this case enter the name of the search help exit in the corresponding field.

On the Included search helps tab page, define the search helps that you want to include in the collective search help.

You can include elementary search helps and collective search helps.

Use the Hide flag to control whether an included search help should appear in the dialog box for selecting the elementary search help. If the flag is set, the search help is not offered.

It makes sense to hide search help inclusions if one or more search paths in the standard system should not be used in a concrete R/3 System. Similarly, search help inclusions can also be already hidden in the standard system because they only can be used meaningfully in a few R/3 Systems. You have to cancel the flag in this case.

Position the cursor one after the other on each allocated search help and choose Parameter assignment.

In the next screen, enter the parameter names of the elementary search helps to which the corresponding parameters of the collective search help should be assigned in the field Reference parameter.

You can select the parameters contained in the included search help using the input help. Create a proposal for the assignment with Proposal.

Save your entries.

A dialog box appears in which you have to assign a development class to the search help.

Choose to activate

Result

The collective search help is activated. You can find information about the activation flow in the activation log, which you can display with Utilities ® Activation log. If errors occurred when the collective search help was activated, the activation log is automatically displayed.

) Elementary search helps describe a search path. The elementary search help must define where the data of the hit list should be read from (selection method), how the exchange of values between the screen template and selection method is implemented (interface of the search help) and how the online input help should be defined (online behavior of the search help).

2) Collective search helps combine several elementary search helps. A collective search help thus can offer several alternative search paths.

3)An elementary search help defines the standard flow of an input help.

4) A collective search help combines several elementary search helps. The user can thus choose one of several alternative search paths with a collective search help.

5)A collective search help comprises several elementary search helps. It combines all the search paths that are meaningful for a field.

6)Both elementary search helps and other search helps can be included in a collective search help. If other collective search helps are contained in a collective search help, they are expanded to the level of the elementary search helps when the input

Rewards Points if u find helpful.

regards,

Rajesh

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