Search help call in FM ?

Hi,
Can we call a search help from a function module ?
thanks,
Navneeth.K

hi
<b>Please check the following documentation, taken from help.sap.com;</b>
Calling Help Texts from Dialog Modules
If data element supplement documentation is insufficient for your requirements, or you want to display help for program fields that you have not copied from the ABAP Dictionary, you can call dialog modules in the POH event:
<b>PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST.</b>
  FIELD <f> MODULE <mod>.
After the PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST statement, you can only use the MODULE statement together with the FIELD statement. When the user chooses F1 for a field <f>, the system calls the module <mod> belonging to the FIELD <f> statement. If there is more than one FIELD statement for the same field <f>, only the first is executed. However, the contents of the screen field <f> are not available in the module <mod>, since it is not transported by the FIELD statement during the PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST event. The field help should not be dependent on the user input.
The module <mod> is defined in the ABAP program like a normal PAI module. The processing logic of the module must ensure that adequate help is displayed for the field in question. Instead of calling an extra screen with text fields, you should use one of the following function modules to display a suitable SAPscript document:
HELP_OBJECT_SHOW_FOR_FIELD
This function module displays the data element documentation for components of any structure or database table from the ABAP Dictionary. You pass the name of the component and structure or table to the import parameters FIELD and TABLE.
HELP_OBJECT_SHOW
Use this function module to display any SAPscript document. You must pass the document class (for example, TX for general texts, DE for data element documentation) and the name of the document to the import parameters DOKCLASS and DOKNAME. For technical reasons, you must also pass an empty internal table with the line type TLINE to the tables parameter of the function module.
For further information about how to create SAPscript documents, refer to the Documentation of System Objects documentation.
Field help on screens.
REPORT DEMO_DYNPRO_F1_HELP.
DATA:  TEXT(30),
       VAR(4),
       INT TYPE I,
       LINKS TYPE TABLE OF TLINE,
       FIELD3, FIELD4.
TABLES DEMOF1HELP.
TEXT = TEXT-001.
CALL SCREEN 100.
MODULE CANCEL INPUT.
  LEAVE PROGRAM.
ENDMODULE.
MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD2 INPUT.
  INT = INT + 1.
  CASE INT.
    WHEN 1.
    VAR = '0100'.
    WHEN 2.
    VAR = '0200'.
    INT = 0.
  ENDCASE.
ENDMODULE.
MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD3 INPUT.
  CALL FUNCTION 'HELP_OBJECT_SHOW_FOR_FIELD'
       EXPORTING
            DOKLANGU                      = SY-LANGU
            DOKTITLE                      = TEXT-002
            CALLED_FOR_TAB                = 'DEMOF1HELP'
            CALLED_FOR_FIELD              = 'FIELD1'.
ENDMODULE.
MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD4 INPUT.
  CALL FUNCTION 'HELP_OBJECT_SHOW'
       EXPORTING
            DOKCLASS                      = 'TX'
            DOKLANGU                      = SY-LANGU
            DOKNAME                       = 'DEMO_FOR_F1_HELP'
            DOKTITLE                      = TEXT-003
       TABLES
            LINKS                         = LINKS.
ENDMODULE.
The next screen (statically defined) for screen 100 is 100. It has the following layout:
The screen fields DEMOf1HELP-FIELD1 and DEMOF1HELP-FIELD2 from the ABAP Dictionary and the program fields FIELD3 and FIELD4 are assigned to the input fields. The pushbutton has the function code CANCEL with function type E.
The screen flow logic is as follows:
PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT.
PROCESS AFTER INPUT.
  MODULE CANCEL AT EXIT-COMMAND.
PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST.
  FIELD DEMOF1HELP-FIELD2 MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD2 WITH VAR.
  FIELD FIELD3 MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD3.
  FIELD FIELD4 MODULE F1_HELP_FIELD4.
The components FIELD1 and FIELD2 of structure DEMOF1HELP both refer to the data element DEMOF1TYPE. This data element is documented, and also has two supplements with numbers 0100 and 0200.
regards
ravish
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    Help.  Thanks.

    Hi Kathryn,
    it was match codes in the good old times, now called search help since decades or do.
    If you can identify which search help is called (check the logic for[ Hierarchy of the Search Help Call|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0b/32e9b798da11d295b800a0c929b3c3/frameset.htm]), you can create a [search help exit|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/EN/cf/21ee52446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm].
    Not done in ten minutes, but pretty good documentation available with function module F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE.
    Regards
    Clemens

  • Doubt in Search Help

    Hi All.
    I have Customize Database table like Zdbt .i have attached one search help for a field (emp no) (its not key field) like zsearch1.i got all value from database table ,but i want avoid duplicate entries.
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    101
    102
    102
    103
    102
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    101
    102
    103
    please help me
    regards.
    Jay.

    Serch help exit need to be created for this thing.
    You need to write the following code there.
    In se11 you need to create search help and write a code in the FM z_46638_unique_skil1.
    FUNCTION z_46638_unique_skil1.
    ""Local interface:
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    *"      SHLP_TAB TYPE  SHLP_DESCR_TAB_T
    *"      RECORD_TAB STRUCTURE  SEAHLPRES
    *"  CHANGING
    *"     VALUE(SHLP) TYPE  SHLP_DESCR_T
    *"     VALUE(CALLCONTROL) LIKE  DDSHF4CTRL STRUCTURE  DDSHF4CTRL
      TYPES : BEGIN OF t_z46638skil,
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              posnr LIKE z46638skil-posnr,
              skill LIKE z46638skil-skill,
              knowldge LIKE z46638skil-knowledge,
              END OF t_z46638skil.
      DATA : i_z46638skil TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_z46638skil,
             wa_z46638skil TYPE t_z46638skil,
             l_skill TYPE z46638skil-skill.
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    1) SELONE
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    4) DISP
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      IF callcontrol-step = 'DISP'.
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               posnr
               skill
               knowledge
               FROM z46638skil
               INTO TABLE i_z46638skil.
        SORT i_z46638skil BY skill.
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        CLEAR record_tab.
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        LOOP AT i_z46638skil INTO wa_z46638skil.
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          APPEND record_tab.
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        ENDLOOP.
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        CALL FUNCTION 'F4UT_OPTIMIZE_COLWIDTH'
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            shlp_tab    = shlp_tab
            record_tab  = record_tab
          CHANGING
            shlp        = shlp
            callcontrol = callcontrol.
      ENDIF.
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    Please REWARD points for this answer.
    Regards,
    Brijesh Patel

  • Name of collective search help.

    Hi,
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    Say if we need to find the name of the collective search help of BATCH in VL02N transaction.
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    Thanks,
    Suchi.

    Hello Sucharita,
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    All the options are completely explained in the below link in a picture. This diagram is very clear. I explained some steps below. go through them by paralelly looking at the picture. in the picture, notice that there is difference in dotted line and normal line.
    [[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/cf/21ea0b446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm]
    REFER TO HIERARCHY OF SEARCH HELP CALL SECTION
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    1. Find if any Process on Value request is defined in the screen for Cost center. If yes, you need to modify the code here. if no, go to 2nd point.
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    3. Go to F1. Go to Table field specified there. Then put the cursor on table field and press Search Help button. If you get any search help there, use that. If no, go to point 4.
    4. Similarly, you should continue all the steps as specified in the diagram. If I explain this, it will be too long.
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    hope this helped at leasta little.
    rgds, manjunadh.

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