difference between collective and elementary search help

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difference between collective and elementary search help

[Former Member]

difference between collective and elementary search help

[Former Member]

hi,

<b>Elementary search</b> 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.

<b>Collective search</b> 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

For more help on Search helps , Check this http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/cf/21ee45446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

Regards,

Santosh

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elementary search help is one where u used only one field in the search help and mostly from one table...say u want material & description u create search help with MARA and fields matnr & maktx.

collective search help is one where u use more than one field and also from various tables. say material from MARA & plant from T001W..u combine these 2 using collective search help.

[Former Member]

HI

Elementary search help is a search help which is having only the single field, in the Search help, if you press F4 then only that field will come with the help values where as in the Collective search help is the combination of Elemetary search help, so there you can mention more than 1 elementary search help, so when you press F4, all the help values will come and you can give the restriction also

Regards

Sudheer

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Hi nivetha,

in elementary search help only one field can b specified,i.e when f4 is pressed the vales reg that field are displayed.

whereas with collective search more fields can b specified and more than on elementary helps can also be specified in collective search help.

[Former Member]

Hi,

1) 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 help is called.

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Regards,

Gunasree.

[Former Member]

Hi nivetha a

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.

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.

see the following link

http://www.allsaplinks.com/domain_dataelement.html

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Thx for information.