Matchcode Vs Search Help ?

[Former Member]

Whats the difference in MATCHCODE and SEARCH HELP? What to and How to choose in between if reqd.

Plz help me.

Thanx.

[Former Member]

hi,

Both are same, I hope before 4.7 it was called match code ID and after Search help.

regards,

Prabhu

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[Former Member]

match code used 3.1 updated one.

search help is new one.

search help create se11.

[Former Member]

Hi Sagar,

Search Help is used whenever you want create F4 on the selection screen other than the primary key field. There are two types of Search Helps. And Match code are used in older version now SAP has been replaced with Search Help.

1 Name of a Search Help

A search help is an object of the ABAP Dictionary with which input helps

(F4 helps) can be defined.

There are the following types of search helps:

o Elementary search helps implement a search path for determining the

possible entries.

o Collective search helps contain several elementary search helps. A

collective search help therefore provides several alternative search

paths for possible entries.

o Append search helps can be used to enhance collective search helps

delivered by SAP with customer-specific search paths without

requiring a modification.

The three components of the input help process described by a search

help are the outer interface, the online behavior and the method of data

collection.

The outer interface is defined by specifying the interface parameters.

They define the context information to be used in the input help process

and the attributes to be sent to the screen by the input help.

The search help attachment defines the field contents for parametrizing

an import parameter and the fields of the input template in which the

contents of the export parameters should be returned.

The dialog behavior and data collection are defined differently for

elementary search helps and collective search helps.

The behavior of a search help can be made more flexible than usual with

search help exits.Hope it clarifies your doubt.

Regards,

Ameer Baba.

[Former Member]

Hi Sagar.

checkout this link.

Both are using for same purpose, Matchcode was used in SAP 3.1 version and Search help we are using in upgraded version.

If you write:

parameters: stud_name like zstudent-name mathcode object zstuname.

here zstuname is searchhelp name.

It will show you possible values in the corresponding field.

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