search help

[Former Member]

Hi,

how to craete serch help and attach it to a field.what is elementary and cumulative search helps.thanks in advance

[naimesh_patel]

Hello

Check this out:

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

regards,

Naimesh

[Former Member]

Hi prakash,

1. how to craete serch help and attach it to a field.

Create search help using se11 first.

then we can attach it to a field of a table,

thru se11 only.

By clicking the 'Search Help' Button in se11.

(after opening the table definition,

and placing the cursor in the respective field)

2.

what is elementary and cumulative search helps.

Element search help : very simple search help

Collective search help :

Collection of different element/singular search help,

which can be combined in one help

regards,

amit m.

[Shivaji16]

we can create search helps in SE11 transaction

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.

Elementary Search Help

An elementary search help defines the standard flow of an input help. You can define the following components of this flow in the search help:

where does the data displayed in the hit list come from (selection method)

what information should be displayed in the dialog box for value selection and in the hit list (search help parameters)

what field contents can be taken into account for hit list selections and which values in the hit list can be returned to the screen fields (search help parameters)

what dialog steps should be executed in the input help (dialog behavior)

collective search help

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.

When you define a collective search help, you only have to specify the search helps that are to be combined in the collective search help. In the input help, the values are transported between the elementary search help selected by the user and the input template using the collective search help. This is why a collective search help also has an interface for transporting the values.

Append Search Help

An append search help is used to enhance a collective search help (that is not the original in the current system) by further search paths (elementary search helps) without modifications. This technique can be used for example by special developments, country versions, SAP partners and SAP customers to add further search paths to a collective search help in the SAP standard version.

Append search helps can also be used themselves to describe an input help. In this case they are used like collective search helps. A search help exit cannot be assigned to an append search help.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Search helps enable you to restrict selections using a variety of criteria. They are particularly useful if you want to report on data for persons for whom the information at your disposal is incomplete. If you choose Search helps, the system displays a variety of search helps (such as last name – first name and organizational assignment) which can be used to select personnel numbers efficiently.

After you have selected the search help for which you have the most information, enter the information. When the report is executed, it only runs for the employees who meet the criteria specified.

For creating the basic search help.

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

Also check the foll links

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

structure of elementary and collective search helps.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/cf/21ee38446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/cf/21ee45446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

Please reward for the same.