Adding a tab to a search help

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

Is it possible to add a tab to a collective search help and provide a set of search criteria into it? Do we need to create a subscreen and handle the flow logic? Is it an enhancement?

Prompt replies would be rewarded.

Thanks in advance.

Tamilarasan.

Message was edited by: Tamilarasan Lakshmanan

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

Is it possible to add a tab to a collective search help and provide a set of search criteria into it? Do we need to create a subscreen and handle the flow logic? Is it an enhancement?

Prompt replies would be rewarded.

Thanks in advance.

Tamilarasan.

Message was edited by: Tamilarasan Lakshmanan

[Former Member]

Hi Tamilarasan,

I'm not quite sure if I understand correctly, please apologize if I'm mislead. Is it, you want to add your own search help to an already exisiting one?

First create a elementary search help in SE11. Easiest way is to use a view as a search method and specify the values to be imported (search criteria) and exported (result list). Afterwards, you can add the elementary search help to the collective search help. Note to use append-Search help ASH_... (if available) for inserting your search help.

Hope this helps,

regards, Kathrin!

[Former Member]

Hi Kathrin,

Thanks for your reply. That was really helpful. Is there any way of adding a select-option or a checkbox to a search help? Hope you have an answer.

Thanks in advance.

Tamilarasan.

[Former Member]

Hi Tamilarasan,

I would recommend to create your own append search help containing your own elementary search help.

See http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46b/helpdata/en/4c/ab0d79e5ce11d295f900a0c929b3c3/content.htm for information on append search helps and http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46b/helpdata/en/cf/21ee5f446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm for information on elementary search helps.

There you will see how you can define the select-options.

Checkboxes are not possible, as even boolean parameters would need three values on a selection screen (true, false, doesn't matter).

Greetings Stephan

[Former Member]

Hi,

Creating Collective Search Helps

Proceed as follows to create a collective search help:

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

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

Select Collective search help and choose Continue.

The maintenance screen for collective search helps is displayed.

Enter a short explanatory text in the field Short text.

Enter the parameters of the collective search help.

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

Enter the name of the data element which describes the contents of the search help parameter in the Data element field. In the Default value field you can assign the parameter a default value which is used if the parameter is not explicitly assigned another value when it is linked to a field.

If the standard F4 input process defined by the search help has to be changed, you can enter a Search Help Exit.

Select Search helps to include other search helps in the collective search help.

An input mask appears. Enter the names of the search helps which you want to include in the field Search help. If you do not want to offer one of the included search helps, you must set the Hidden flag. Save your entries.

Position the cursor on an assigned 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.

Save your entries. A dialog box appears in which you must assign a development class to the search help.

Activate the collective search help.

You can find information about the activation process in the activation log. You can call the activation log with Utilities ® Act.Log. If errors occurred when activating the collective search help, you automatically branch to the activation log.

See also:

Structure of a Collective Search Help

Linking a Search Help with a Screen Field

Refer this link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/4f/991f82446d11d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm