F4 help for date field on screen painter

Question

Hi ,
I created a screen using dialog programming . I have a date field there which is defined as
itab-date.
The format for this field in Element list is DATS .
How do i get a drop down on the date field on the screen .
Please advise
Thanks !

Answer 1

In Report u have to add,
TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_F4HELP,                  
          ENAME  TYPE PA0001-ENAME,
          PERNR  TYPE PA0001-PERNR,
       END OF TY_F4HELP.
Data:   IT_F4HELP TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TY_F4HELP WITH HEADER LINE.
*Begin of add F4 in Parameter field Ename.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR P_ENAME.
  DATA: IT_RETURN_TAB TYPE ddshretval OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE . " Return table for F4 help
  SELECT DISTINCT ename pernr
    FROM PA0001
    INTO TABLE IT_F4HELP.
  CALL FUNCTION 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'
    EXPORTING
      RETFIELD        = 'ENAME'
      VALUE_ORG       = 'S'
    TABLES
      VALUE_TAB       = IT_F4HELP
      RETURN_TAB      = it_return_tab
    EXCEPTIONS
      PARAMETER_ERROR = 1
      NO_VALUES_FOUND = 2
      OTHERS          = 3.
  READ TABLE it_return_tab INDEX 1.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
  ENDIF.
  IF sy-subrc = 0.
    MOVE it_return_tab-fieldval TO P_ename.
  ENDIF.
  CLEAR: it_return_tab.
*End of add F4 in Parameter field Ename.