topic Re: SEARCH HELP in Application Development and Automation Discussions

SEARCH HELP

Former Member — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:05:10 GMT

1) What is purpose of text table in s.h?

2) What is purpose of Hot key in s.h?

3) what is the purpose of importing parameter and exporting parameter in s.h?

kindly explain me.

Re: SEARCH HELP

Former Member — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:26:28 GMT

hi,

When you are using search help for a field, it acts as import parameter for the search help. (S.H acts like Function).

Values from search help are passed through export parameters.

The hot key permits the user to select an elementary search help from the collective search help directly in the input field with the short notation. The restrictions can also be entered directly in the dialog box for restricting values.

Letters and digits are allowed as hot key.

If a database table that has a text table is specified as the selection method of an elementary search help, the non-key fields of this text table can also be used in the input help process.

As for fields of the selection method itself, a parameter with the same name must be inserted in the search help.

Reward points if helpful.

Thanks and Regards.

Re: SEARCH HELP

Former Member — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:35:05 GMT

Hi,

The hot key permits the user to select an elementary search help from the collective search help directly in the input field with the short notation. The restrictions can also be entered directly in the dialog box for restricting values

import parameter:

Context information from the processed input template (screen) can be copied to the help process with an import parameter. Where an import parameter gets its values from is defined when the search help is attached to the corresponding field of the input template.

export parameter.

Values can be returned from the hit list to the input template (screen) with an export parameter. The fields of the input template in which the contents of the export parameter are returned are defined by the search help attachment.

Example: An elementary search help contains parameters PAR1, PAR2, PAR3 and PAR4. Field LPos is defined as follows:

Parameter LPos

PAR1 3

PAR2 0 or ' '

PAR3 1

PAR4 7

Parameters PAR3, PAR1 und PAR4 appear in this order in the hit list.

Regards,

Fernando

Re: SEARCH HELP

Former Member — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:36:48 GMT

1)You can enter the name of a table or a view (database view, projection view or help view) here. If you enter a table that has a text table, the name of the text table is automatically entered in the corresponding field.

If the selection method is a table that has a text table, both the fields of the table and the fields of the text table are offered in the input help.

2)The hot key is used to select the elementary search help from the collective search help and to enter the restrictions in the dialog box for restricting values directly from the entry field.

3)A parameter of a search help can be classified as:

Import parameters: Parameters with which context information from the processed input template (screen) may be copied to the help process.

Export parameters: Parameters with which values from the hit list may be returned to the input template.

Reward if it useful.

Dara.

Re: SEARCH HELP

Former Member — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:02:55 GMT

Hi,

Search Helps

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.

Standard Input Help Process

A user calls an input help with the following steps (some steps can be omitted, depending on the definition of the input help):

The user starts the input help to display the possible input values for a field (search field) in a screen template.

The system offers the user a number of possible search paths. The user selects one of these search paths. Each search path offers a number of restrictions to limit the number of possible input values. These values are offered in a Dialog box for value restriction when the search path is selected.

The user enters restrictions if required and then starts the search.

The system determines the values that satisfy the entered restrictions (hits) and displays them as a list (hit list).

The user selects the most suitable line from the hit list by double-clicking.

The value of the search field is returned to the screen template (possibly together with other values).

Steps 2 and 3 are omitted if there is only a single search path available. In this case the dialog box for the value selection is offered immediately. You can also output the hit list directly after starting the input help. Steps 2 to 4 are omitted in this case.

Function of a Search Help

This standard process can be completely defined by creating a search help in the ABAP Dictionary. This search help only has to be assigned to the screen fields in which they should be available (see Attaching Search Helps to Screen Fields).

There are two types of search help:

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).

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

Re: SEARCH HELP

prasanth_kasturi — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:28:16 GMT

hi,

hot key is used to select a elementary search help from a collective search help

import parameters : getting the contents of the fields from table to the screen if import parameter is checked

export parameters : we could transfer the contents of the fields to screen if exporrt parameter is checked

A text table is a table that contains spoken-language descriptions of values in a check table. These descriptions are stored in multiple languages. The primary key of the text table is the same as the primary key of the check table, with the addition of a spras (language) column.