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The Enhanced Material Search with Creation can be enhanced modification-free with additional customer specific Search Criteria via the Search Engine Service in the TREX index for standard materials and on the dynpro UI of the Enhanced Material Search.
**** if you are using Enterprise Search / Embedded Search this article is not applicable > please read this blog ****
Through this simple development steps you are able to create and use your own search criteria in Enhanced Material Search.
Here is how it works:
Step 1: Get customer specific field information into TREX
In the first step please follow SAP note 1131559 Symptom 2 (create a copy of the standard class CL_WSD_ERP_SE_BUS1001006 and extend the class with your own data fields you would like to include in the TREX index BUS1001006.
In case you copied the existing class you have to maintain the new class in customizing:
Go to transaction ses_Admin > goto > Customizing > Business Objects and Indexes > select "BUS1001006", double click on "Settings for Business Object" and maintain the new class.
In any case (new class or modification of the extsing class) you have to delete the whole index BUS1001006, and recreate it again. After recreation, you have to run a full indexation.
If you would like to use your own Search Criteria on the UI screen of the Enhanced Material Search follow step 2:
Step 2: create own search criteria on the UI of the Enhanced Material Search
To use additional search parameters in the Enhanced Material Search functionality you have to append the additional fields to the existing structure WSD_MS_INPUT_FIELDS .
Definition of the additional fields within the DDIC: Component and component type are always the data element of the additional field itself.
Afterwards you can define these fields as search criteria within the Enhanced Material Search in IMG: Logistics General > Material Master > Enhanced Material Search with Material Creation > Define Search Parameters for Material Search.
That's it. Enjoy!
Best regards,
Dr. Ingo Woesner
