Searchhelp-Exit: F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE

Question

Dear developers,
our company produces SAP add-ons which are supposed to
run under 4.6C as well as under 4.7 Enterprise.
As far as ABAP commands are concerned some of which
behave a little differently in both environments,
we usually solve those problems by calling up FM modules
dynamically after checking the appropriate syst-variable.
Unfortunetaly this doesn't work for our searchhelp-exits,
where 4.6C and 4.7-systems demand different references
for the SHLP and SHLP_TAB parameters of the exit-FM.
4.6 wants the SHLP_TAB to refer to SHLP_DESCR_TAB_T and
SHLP to refer to SHLP_DESCR_T, both of which are
definitions in type group SHLP.
4.7 wants the SHLP_TAB to refer to SHLP_DESCT (DDIC) and
the SHLP parameter to SHLP_DESCT (DDIC).
Both types of system do not know the structures of the
"other" system and you have difficulties activating a
searchhelp, when both of thoses parameters remain without
a reference. It is possible to do it though, but I
don't feel comfortable with the warnings we get during
the imports of our program transports.
Does anyone have an idea how to get rid of that problem?
Thanks in advance
Andreas

Answer 1

Hello Andreas,
it shouldn't be a real problem, because when you look in Rel.4.7 into the type-pool SHLP, you'll find the definition:
TYPES: SHLP_INTDESCR_T TYPE SHLP_INTDS,
<b>       SHLP_DESCR_T TYPE SHLP_DESCR,
       SHLP_DESCR_TAB_T TYPE SHLP_DESCT</b>.
Regards Wolfgang