OVS Search Help

Hi,
I am using OVS search help for an input field.
I want to know whether it is possible to use personal value list in OVS, Like one in dictionary search help.
If yes, then how to proceed for that and also suggest any dummy program if possible.
Regards
Pankaj Aggarwal

Hi Pankaj,
I think, 'personal value list' in value help is only possible for Dictionary Search Helps, but not for OVS & Freely programmed. Check out the NOTE section of the [link|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/47/9ef8cc9b5e3c5ce10000000a421937/content.htm]. It says below.
Before programming your own input helps, see whether your input helps can be depicted using an ABAP Dictionary search help. If you consistently use the search help and thus the default input helps, your Web Dynpro application is more uniform. In addition, the ABAP Dictionary search help allows you to maintain a personal values list (favorites).
This clearly means that, PERSONAL VALUE LIST is only for dictionary helps.
Incase if you use mix of dictionary helps & OVS helps and to make your WD application uniform, its recommended to disable PERSONAL VALUE LIST for dictionary helps.
Hope it answers your question.
Regards,
Manne.

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Hi friends, I have a prblem with OVS component layout
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Hi Niraja,
As how discussed in the email we can get this additional push button as how desired by enhancing the standard component WDR_OVS. Just click on the "Enhance" (spiral kind of button) button present in the application toolbar & create an Enhancement Implementation for the component. Now within this standard component you have the corresponding layout present in the SEARCH view. So go to this view & make the necessary changes. From now on what all components which declare a component usage of the WDR_OVS would be getting this newly modified UI & functionality.
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Hi All,
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hi,
About your requirement, i don't know why you need to code in "Phase 3" of OVS.
"Phase 3" is used for transporting your selected value to Your ALV.
I think, the reason why you loose the result table including your customized column title, is that you loose the "Phase 2".
Generally, in the past i used OVS as the following code simply.Just one example:
* declare data structures for the fields to be displayed and
* for the table columns of the selection list, if necessary
types:
    begin of lty_stru_input,
*   add fields for the display of your search input here
      carrid type string,
      connid type string,
    end of lty_stru_input.
types:
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*   add fields for the selection list here
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      connid type string,
      text   type string,
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data: ls_search_input type lty_stru_input,
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        ls_text          type wdr_name_value,
        lt_label_texts   type wdr_name_value_list,
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      ls_text-value = 'Result-Connid'.
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      ls_text-name = 'TEXT'. "must match a field in list structure
      ls_text-value = 'Result-Text'.
      insert ls_text into table lt_column_texts.
      lv_group_header = 'Group Header'.
      lv_window_title = 'Window Title'.
      lv_table_header = 'Table Header'.
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                label_texts = lt_label_texts
                column_texts = lt_column_texts
                group_header = lv_group_header
                window_title = lv_window_title
                table_header = lv_table_header
                col_count    = 3
                row_count    = 8 ).
when if_wd_ovs=>co_phase_2.
*   If phase 1 is implemented, use the field input for the
*   selection of the table.
*   If phase 1 is omitted, use values from your own context.
      if ovs_callback_object->query_parameters is not bound.
******** TODO exception handling
      endif.
      assign ovs_callback_object->query_parameters->*
                              to <ls_query_params>.
SELECT * INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE lt_select_list FROM ZTABLE_FLIGHT
                       WHERE CARRID LIKE lw_carrid
                             AND CONNID LIKE lw_connid
*ovs_callback_object->set_output_table( output = lt_select_list ).*
Hope it can help.
Best wishes.

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OVS Search Help in Web Dyrnpro Java Online Interactive Form

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Hi You can create Value Help in Webdynpro to show F4 Help values.
Follow this link
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/2833ce90-0201-0010-f1af-d3cfe1155b16
Reward Points if Helpful
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I need a way to use one search help for multiple select-options fields. My scenario is :
I have a table for keeping different organizational units' values of different systems. I have pasted some sample data from this table at the end of this mail. On the screen I want to have 1 select-options filed for werks, and 1 select-options filed for vkorg. (In fact I will have more org. unit fields...) In the beginning of my application the user will select sid.
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If the user selects AGT as SID, when he opens search-help for the second org. unit (vkorg), he will see the records with SID: AGT, VARBL = $VKORG, LANGU = SY-LANGU.
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However, when I use select-options field , I can not bind the field to the context data. I can give reference only to ddic structure. Is there any way to reference to a context attribute? I searched for this in SDN, but could find nothing.
I think I won't be able to use this way. What do you say?
As I read from forums maybe using OVS help will be suitable for me. But I have to use one search-help for all select-options fields. Do you know how I can determine the active select-options field and pass its name (for instance "werks" ) as parameter to this OVS search help. (Also I'll pass SID and LANGU.)
MY TABLE (ZBYYT080) CONTENTS:
SID     VARBL     VALUE     LANGU     VTEXT
ADS     $WERKS     1     T     Werk 0001
ADS     $WERKS     11     T     OZYAS GIDA URETIM YERI
ADS     $WERKS     5501     T     BOYA GEBZE FABRİKASI
ADS     $WERKS     5502     T     BOYA CIGLI FABRİKASI
AGT     $WERKS     2301     T     KAMLI DAMIZLIK
AGT     $WERKS     9601     T     PANAR DENIZ URETIM YERI
ADS     $VKORG     22     T     AA KİMYASALLAR
ADS     $VKORG     8001     T     İINSAAT BOYALARI
AGT     $VKORG     6500     T     DAMk St.Org
AGT     $VKORG     5400     T     PANAR St.Org.
I wish I'm clear enough..
I will be gald if someone answers me as soon as possible...
Thanks İn advance..
MERAL

Hi,
Your ques is how to refer to a DDIC search help to refer to selection screen parameter ?
Am I right ?
If Yes, then in the interface IF_WD_SELECT_OPTIONS
method ADD_SELECTION_FIELD, ADD_PARAMETER_FIELD etc
have importing param like I_VALUE_HELP_TYPE and I_VALUE_HELP_ID, I_VALUE_HELP_MODE, I_VALUE_HELP_STRUCTURE
etc which may help you to link your create DDIC Search help to selection screen params.
this is just a clue from my side. I haven't tried it myself.
You can go to the where used list of this method and find some sample implementations which use these params.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Manas Dua

How to create an elementary and collective search help in webdynpro

Hi all,
my requirement is i have to create an collective search help. and that should be same as other tcode search help functionality.
and now the ztcode is in r3 system and my webynpro development is going on bw system how to copy that tcode from r3 to bw system. and then for my input field is cost center and for this input field i should create the search help functionalty.kindly help me how to achieve this functionality i am new to this webdynpro so kindly send me the detail steps.
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Hi Naveen,
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Search helps in WDA, if search help is available at dictionary level, no need to create any search help, you get automatically.
If you want to create search help for any input field, another option is using OVS. we have WDR_OVS component for search helps, you need to reuse this component in your custom component, just change some coding according to your requirements you get search help.
Go through these documentation and helps...
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/cf/21ee45446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/3d/e53642e2a3ab04e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/OVSSearchHelpinWebDynproAbap
freely programmed inputhelp
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/WDABAP/Freelyprogrammedinput+help
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/WDABAP/UsingSearchhelpattachmentsforWebDynproABAP
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Kris.

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THE FIRST PHASE WHICH SET CONFIG PARAMETERS
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I hope this will help you.
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Hi friends,
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im getting results.
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Hi Niraja,
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Regards,
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Below is the complete code from my eventhandler method:
method ON_OVS .
" declare data structures for the fields to be displayed and for the table columns of the selection list
types:
    begin of lty_stru_input,
"   add fields for the display of your search input here
      matnr type string,
      maktx type string,
    end of lty_stru_input.
types:
    begin of lty_stru_list,
"   add fields for the selection list here
      matnr type string,
      maktx type string,
    end of lty_stru_list.
data: ls_search_input type lty_stru_input,
        lt_select_list   type standard table of lty_stru_list,
        ls_text          type wdr_name_value,
        lt_label_texts   type wdr_name_value_list,
        lt_column_texts type wdr_name_value_list,
        lv_window_title type string,
        lv_group_header type string,
        lv_table_header type string.
field-symbols: <ls_query_params> type lty_stru_input,
                 <ls_selection>    type lty_stru_list.
data: lv_matnr type mara-matnr,
        lv_maktx type makt-maktx.
case ovs_callback_object->phase_indicator.
    when if_wd_ovs=>co_phase_0. "configuration phase, may be omitted
" in this phase you have the possibility to define the texts, if you don't want to use the defaults (DDIC-texts)
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      ls_text-name = `MAKTX`.
      ls_text-value = `Material Description`.
      insert ls_text into table lt_label_texts.
      ls_text-name = `MATNR`. "must match a field in list structure
      ls_text-value = `Col1 -> Material Number`. "wd_assist->get_text( `002` ).
      insert ls_text into table lt_column_texts.
      ls_text-name = `MAKTX`. "must match a field in list structure
      ls_text-value = `Col2 -> Material Description`. "wd_assist->get_text( `002` ).
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                window_title = lv_window_title
                table_header = lv_table_header
                col_count    = 2
                row_count    = 10 ).
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" Read values of the original context (not necessary, but you may set these as the defaults). A reference to " the context element is available in the callback object.
      ovs_callback_object->context_element->get_static_attributes
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" Setting the default values to be displayed in the selection screen
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"     pass the values to the OVS component
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" If phase 1 is implemented, use the field input for the selection of the table
" If phase 1 is omitted, use values from your own context.
      assign ovs_callback_object->query_parameters->*
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replace all occurences of: '*' in lv_matnr with '%',
                           '*' in lv_maktx with '%'.
select a~matnr
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                 from mara as a inner join
                 makt as b on a~matnr = b~matnr where
                 ( a~matnr like lv_matnr and b~maktx like lv_maktx and b~spras = 'EN' ).
"     call business logic for a table of possible values
"     lt_select_list = ???
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"   apply result
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        ovs_callback_object->context_element->set_attribute(
                               name = `MATNR`
                               value = <ls_selection>-MATNR ).
        concatenate 'Description from MAKT:'
                    <ls_selection>-MAKTX
                    into <ls_selection>-MAKTX separated by space.
        ovs_callback_object->context_element->set_attribute(
                               name = `MAKTX`
                               value = <ls_selection>-MAKTX ).
      endif.
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Hello Experts,
I developed a custom transaction in Web dynpro. It has an ALV display in editable mode where the user can enter Material number, plant, quantity and Batch as input fields for Production confirmation.
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Please help me as to how to extract the line index of an ALV table for which the F4 help was clicked.
Also it would be great if I could find a much simpler and better approach to handle the requirement.
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Hi,
If you have set the help mode as dictionary search help in your context, and if you have defined your search help to have these importing and exporting parameters, then it will work without you doing anything else. Provided you have mentioned the name of the search help in the structure definition itself. You do not have to write explicit event handlers for dictionary search helps.
Or else, you can use an OVS search help. In that case, in the OVS event handler, you will have a parameter ovs_callback_object. Ovs_callback_object->context_element will give you the element on which the F4 was clicked. If you do a get_static_attributes on that, you will get the values of each attribute. Then you can call your function module to get the Batch field. I think OVS will suit your requirement. You can see examples of OVS in the component demo_value_help in the package swdp_demo.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Nithya

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If I need to add a new row for this table , For the First column I need to have a search help capability . The search help capability should be in such a way that I need to show the Search help in a Table format which has one Master Column ( I.e. tree inside a table ) .
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There is no way to alter OVS (Search Help) functionality in WebDynpro for Java.
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I have two input box where I need to use a search help for the first input box where I will get the user id but the second input box which is read only should also be populated with the user name from the same database table of the search help simultaneously. I tried using onenter method of the first input box but the problem here is I am gettin the name only after clicking enter button.. I don't need that.. I need it to get populated that instant when the user id is populated.
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Hi Tenzin,
As per told by you that your are not able find the link which I have mentioned.. though I got the component .
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          exporting
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          changing
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*******TODO exception
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endmethod.
Regard
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