How to insert a hyperlink in ABAP documentation

Question

In SE38 you can create your own online documentation. I want to insert a hyperlink in this documentation so that when the user clicks the 'I' icon, he can click directly on the hyperlink in the documentation.
In my research I found that when you are editing the documentation, you must choose Insert -> Link. Once I click that, I get a popup asking for the following fields:
Document Class:
"Field based on what Document Class is chosen":
Name in Document:
Does anyone know what I need to fill in those fields?
Thank you,
Brenda

Answer 1

Hi Brenda,
I'm glad to know it works, up to this limit. In my system, this limit is 60 characters (SAP_BASIS 7.0 SP 13).
I think we can't go beyond this limit, but there's a workaround, used by KENO (URL to SAP library) document class for example.
You link your document class to a function module exit, by entering the function module prefix in TDCLD-DOKEDICL field. Entering a value XXXX means that SAP will call function modules XXXX_OBJECT_TITLE and XXXX_OBJECT_SHOW. I recommend to use KENO as a template.
For example, you can enter the following code in XXXX_OBJECT_SHOW :
  data l_url(65535).
  case dokname.
    when 'A1'.
      l_url = 'http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/07/bf5bfa83404c6a9ed9858bcb0d46d1/frameset.htm'.
  endcase.
  if l_url is not initial.
    call function 'CALL_BROWSER'
      exporting
        url                    = l_url
      exceptions
        frontend_not_supported = 1
        frontend_error         = 2
        prog_not_found         = 3
        no_batch               = 4
        unspecified_error      = 5
        others                 = 6.
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    endif.
  endif.
Then, in your document, you enter :
<DS:XXXX.A1>click me</>
Clicking it will display the SAP library
Of course, instead of hardcoding the values in the function module ("A1"), you will use other means to get the URL from Solution Manager, using a key of 60 characters maximum. This would be another question if you don't know how to get it.
Best regards,
Sandra