Search help/matchcode question

[Former Member]

I need to create a search help that will allow us to search for a vendor using the PO Box number (as well as company code). There used to be a matchcode for this before we updated to ECC 5.0. My question is what is the best way to do this? The information I need is in two different tables. Do I need to create a structure for this? Does anybody know if there is an existing search help that I can use?

The transaction I need it for is FK0# (1,2,3)

Regards,

Davis.

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Davis

[Former Member]

Hi,

Check the following link:

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/post-installation-steps-for-ecc-5.htm

Regards,

Bhaskar

[Former Member]

I'm not sure what that is supposed to do for me in regards to search helps.

Davis

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

Perhaps you can create custom search help and use database view V_LFA1_CORE.

And add an entry for above custom search help to append search help KRED_T in order to show in transaction FK01/02/03.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Ferry, thanks a lot for the help. How do did you find out which search help to append? I'm going to try it out now and then reward points.

Thanks again,

Davis

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

In the past, I had assignment to create custom search help for vendor by business partner and the business wants to see in standard transaction FK01/02/03 and XK01/02/03.

But you can search in SE11 based on one of the standard search help (KRED*) and find with text 'Collective Search Help'. It is usually ended with *_T.

For example: SE11 -> Search help -> KRED* -> Display.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Ferry, thanks for the help. I was able to create the search help but I do not know how to attach it to KRED_T. Can you help me out with that? Also, do I mark the parameters that I want to use for searching as import and the one that I want copied to the form as export? So Import would be company code, PO Box, and Zip and export would be Vendor number.

EDIT: I was able to append it but the new search help doesn't show up in the transaction(s).

Regards,

Davis

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Davis

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

Go to SE11 and change search help KRED_T. System will prompt for repair object and click on maint. in logon lang. button.

Then go to included search help tab and insert your custom search help.

Once done, you can activate the collective search help KRED_T.

Now you should be able to see in transaction FK01/02/02 or XK01/02/03.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Ferry, I did those exact steps and it doesn't show up. Everything looks fine in SE11 (they are all active).

Regards,

Davis.

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Davis,

Have you activated the custom search help?

Also please try to test the custom search help (click on test button (F8) in SE11.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Hi Ferry,

I have activated it and I tested it and everything works when I test it through SE11. I believe that KRED_T is not the correct place for the search help. KRED_T only has 11 included search helps (not including my custom one) but yet FK02 has 13 search helps on the vendor number. So that looks like I am adding it to the wrong collection.

Regards,

Davis

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Davis,

It is strange ... it works fine in my system in both FK02 and XK02.

Can you search the missing one and find where is used via SE11? Perhaps you can append there ...

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Hi Ferry,

It is being used in the following:

DEBI_KRED

KRED

KRED_T

I am going to log out and then log back in to see if that helps; I'm not sure why it would though.

Regards,

Davis

[Former Member]

I tried to reactivate it and I got the following warning (several of them)

[quote] No parameter assignment maintained for included search help Z_POBOX

Message no. DH184

Diagnosis

The collective search help includes search help Z_POBOX, but no

assignment between the parameters of the collective search help and the

interface of the included search help Z_POBOX are defined for this

inclusion. The inclusion therefore makes no sense since it is not

possible to return a value from the included search help to the

collective search help and thus to the search field of the input

template.

System response

The action is continued with a warning.

Procedure

Maintain the parameter assignment for the specified inclusion. Use the

maintenance transaction of the ABAP Dictionary for the search help handled.[/quote]

I guess this is the problem. What is causing this?

Regards,

Davis

[ferry_lianto]

Hi,

Apologies ... the right place is search help KRED.

I had both in search help KRED and KRED_T.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Davis,

I got the same errors ... It just a warning and users have no issue using the custom search help.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Ferry, thanks a lot. Not only did I learn how to create a search help but you taught me a lot about navigating with SE11. It works like a charm now.

Thanks again!

Davis.

[Former Member]

I need one more thing if you don't mind. When the results come up and I double click on the entry nothing goes in to the Vendor Account field (nothing is being passed back). What causes that and/or how do I fix it?

Regards,

Davis.

[Former Member]

Did you set the output(export) parameters?

[Former Member]

Is the export parameter just the one that I want transferred to the selection screen? If that is the case yes. I have every parameter set as import except for lifnr which is what I want transferred back and that is set as export.

Regards,

Davis.

[Former Member]

I didn't have a parameter assignment set up in the collect search help. I guess the warning message did have a purpose. I got it working now.

Thanks to all for their help!

Davis