Difference between Search Helps and Match Codes?

[Former Member]

Hi..

What is the Difference between Search Helps and Match Codes?

Also what are Elementary search helps, Collective search help.?

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi Subhash,

check this links

sapdocs.mit.edu/gui_help/dontindex/pdf/basss1-3.pdf

www.allsaplinks.com/sapfaq.html

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/sap/downloads/manuals_end/NAV120v1_04.pdf

www.tutorialdownloads.com/FAQ/sap-interview-questions.html

www.sappoint.com/faq/faqabdic.pdf

www.exforsys.com/content/view/189/389

www.exforsys.com/forum/interview-questions/104-sap-interview-q-discussions.html

www.allsaplinks.com/sapfaq.html

Regards,

Laxmi.

[Former Member]

Matchcodes were replaced with Search Helps starting with Release 4.0. Please use search helps to assign an input help to a field.

Existing matchcodes were automatically converted to search helps. A matchcode object is hereby converted to a collective search help with the same name. Each matchcode ID of the matchcode object is converted into an elementary search help with the same name and assigned to the collective search help created from the matchcode object.

A matchcode is a means of finding data records stored in the system. The matchcode is defined in the ABAP Dictionary in two steps:

You first define the relevant tables and fields for the search in a matchcode object. A matchcode object describes the set of all possible search paths for a search string.

You then create one or more matchcode IDs for a matchcode object. A matchcode ID describes a special search path for a search string. The matchcode ID defines the fields or field combinations to be used in the search.

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Search Help

Use

With this function you can search for objects, thereby defining and linking different selection conditions for the search help.

Prerequisites

You can call this function by:

· Selecting Object ® Search... () in the main menu bar of the Integration Builder

· Placing the cursor on a software component version and selecting Search... () in the context menu (only in the Integration Repository)

In this case the software component version is defined as the search criteria.

Features

Defining the Object Type

You can select the object type in a dropdown list in field Object Type.

In the design (Integration Repository) you can

· Select an object type (for example Message Interface)

· Select a cross-object category (for example Interface Objects)

In the configuration (Integration Directory) you can select types Values Mapping Group and schema in addition to the individual object types.

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CHECK THIS LINK TO CREATE A SEARCH HELP.

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/dictionary/shelp/shelp_basic.htm

CHECK THIS LINK TO CREATE A MATCHCODE OBJECT

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid21_gci553386,00.html

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[Simha_]

Hi,

Both are almost similar. The names are different. Say u have a field in the selection screen where u can use F4 functionality. This is search help which means u can search data.

But, for some of the fields F4 is not there where in we need to create search help for which matchcode is been used.

Cheers,

Simha.

[Former Member]

Subhash,

Don`t get carried away with the terms, match code and search help serve the same purpose. Difference match codes were used in older releases.

<b>Elementary search help</b> -- > Basic search helps which you create in SE11.

<b>collective search help</b> --- > If you combine two or more elementary search helps, you form a collective search help.

<i>Eg. ; <b>'DEBI'</b>, the search help for the customer number (KUNNR) is an example for collective search help. Try analysing that in SE11, you`ll feel the difference.</i>

Hope this would give you enough clarifications.

Reward if convinced with my answer.

Regards