Step by step procedure of creation of Search help is required...

Hiii,
Can any one send me the detail step by step procedure for creation of Serach Help... like simple search help , collective search help and complex search help...
If possible send some exampless for creation of search help.
vamsii..

Search help is an object of the ABAP Dictionary with which input helps (F4 helps) can be defined.
You can create it in the Transaction Code SE11, choosing "Search Help" Radio-Button.
There are the following types of search helps:
Elementary search helps implement a search path for determining the possible entries.
Collective search helps contain several elementary search helps. A collective search help therefore provides several alternative search paths for possible entries.
Append search helps can be used to enhance collective search helps delivered by SAP with customer-specific search paths without requiring a modification.
Check step-by-step process for creating elementary search help.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/cf/21ee5f446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
Also check this thread.
what is the use of search helps? where can we creat it?
Regards,
Maha

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Hi, tell me abt creation of search helps in detail

hi, tell me abt creation of search helps in detail

Hi
Search helps
Standard search help
Types of search helps
Concept of search help
Search Help Interface
Dialog behavior of search helps
Selection method for search helps
Performance of search helps
Attaching search helps
Hierarchy of search helps
Standard Search Help
The input help (F4 help) is a standard function of the R/3 System. It permits the user to display a list of possible values for a screen field. A value can be directly copied to an input field by list selection.
The fields having an input help are shown in the R/3 System by the input help key to the right of the field. This key appears as soon as the cursor is positioned on the corresponding screen field. The help can be started either by clicking on this screen element or with function key F4.
If the number of possible entries for a field is very large, you can limit the set of displayed values by entering further restrictions.
Further meaningful information about the displayed values is included in the display of possible entries, especially if the field requires that a formal key be entered.
TYPES OF SEARCH HELPS
Elementary search helps
Describe a search path. The elementary search help must define where the data of the hit list should be read from (selection method), how the exchange of values between the screen template and selection method is implemented (interface of the search help) and how the online input help should be defined (online behavior of the search help).
Collective search help
Combine several elementary search helps. A collective search help thus can offer several alternative search paths.
Context data: You first have to define the context data to be used in the input help process. The context contains the information obtained in previous dialog steps and the entries already made by the user in the current input mask. This information is normally used to restrict the possible values for the current input field.
Dialog behavior: It describes the order of the dialog windows to be displayed during the input help and what they should look like.
Data collection method: It defines where the values offered to the user for selection come from.
Return values: When a value is selected from the list of possible entries, it is stored in the search field. This often results in the contents of further screen fields, such as explanatory text, being updated. You therefore should define which values can be returned to the screen.
In addition to describing an input help, you must define the fields for which it should be used. This is part of the field definition (of the search fields).
In Release 4.0, the search help was introduced in the ABAP Dictionary as a new object type. A search help is an object that describes the input help process. The individual components of such a description can be defined with attributes of the search help.
Search helps are subject to the same rules concerning their maintenance, activation and transport as all other objects of the ABAP Dictionary.
Search helps provide greater flexibility and functionality for defining input helps than the matchcode and help view object types offered up to Release 3.x.
Search Help Interface
Search help interface determines how the exchange of values between the screen template and the selection method is implemented.
The search help interface defines the context data that can be used in the input help and the data that can be returned to the input mask. Analogously to the interface of a function module, the search help interface comprises interface parameters.
When you define an interface parameter of a search help, you must also define whether it should be used to copy data to the input help (IMPORT parameter) or whether it should be used to return data from the input help (EXPORT parameter). A parameter of a search help can also have both attributes at the same time.
The location from which the IMPORT parameters of a search help get their values and the screen fields in which the contents of the EXPORT parameters of the search help are returned are defined in the search help attachment. The search help itself should always be attached to an EXPORT parameter of the search help. If this parameter is also the IMPORT parameter, its contents are only used in the input help if it is a search string (that is, if it contains a ´*´ or a ´+´).
You must define the parameter types of a search help. You can do this by assigning them data elements.
Value Transport for Input Helps
NOTE:In the above example, screen fields A, B and C are linked with parameters of the search help. As a result, values can only be transported between the screen and the search help for these three fields. Existing contents of screen fields A and B can be used for selecting the hit list since they are linked with an import parameter of the search help. The values of parameters A and C can be returned to the screen from the hit list since these parameters are declared as export parameters of the search help.
creation of Elementary Search Help
Enter the search help name and click on create.
Choose elementary search help radio button option as the search help type.
Enter the search help parameters, the selection method and activate the search help.
Collective Search Help steps
Enter the search help name and click on create.
Choose Collective search help radio button option as the search help type.
Enter the search help parameters.
Note that there is no selection method to be entered for a collective search help.
Instead of the selection method, we enter the included
search helps for the collective search help.
We need to assign parameters for each of the included
search helps.
Complete the parameter assignment by clicking on the push button
Collective search help offers the user to obtain F4 help
using any of the included search helps.
Attaching a search help to a field
A search help can influence the behavior of a field when the input help is called. The search help must be assigned to the field in order to do this. You have the following options for this assignment:
Attach search help to a data element / table or structure field / screen field / check table.
Conventionally search helps are attached to table fields or data elements. We shall see the same.
Attaching a search help to a screen element
A search help can be directly assigned to a screen field in two ways.
The name of the search help must be entered in the Screen Painter in the Attributes for the field in the field Search help.
The name of the search help can be defined for selection screens in ABAP reports in the PARAMETERS or SELECT-OPTIONS statement directly following the supplement MATCHCODE OBJECT.
However, input help is only available for this particular screen.
In this case, the search help is only available for this screen.
OR by useing FM
refer this code
TYPES : BEGIN OF ST_OBJID_SH,
OTYPE TYPE HRP1000-OTYPE,
OBJID TYPE HRP1000-OBJID,
END OF ST_OBJID_SH.
DATA : IT_OBJID_SH TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ST_OBJID_SH.
DATA : WA_OBJID_SH TYPE ST_OBJID_SH.
***********SELECTION SCREEN DESIGN***********************
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK B1 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-001.
*SELECT-OPTIONS : S_OTYPE FOR HRP1001-OTYPE NO INTERVALS .
SELECT-OPTIONS : S_OBJID FOR HRP1001-OBJID NO INTERVALS .
SELECT-OPTIONS : DATE FOR SY-DATUM NO-EXTENSION OBLIGATORY.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK B1.
**********END OF SELECTION SCREEN DESIGN*****************
*********VALIDATION FOR SCREEN FIELDS********************
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR S_OBJID-LOW.
IF S_OBJID IS NOT INITIAL.
SELECT OTYPE OBJID FROM HRP1000
INTO TABLE IT_OBJID_SH
WHERE OTYPE = 'D'.
IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
SEARCH HELP FOR QUALIFICATION.
CALL FUNCTION 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'
EXPORTING
DDIC_STRUCTURE = ' '
RETFIELD = 'OBJID'
PVALKEY = ' '
DYNPPROG = SY-REPID
DYNPNR = SY-DYNNR
DYNPROFIELD = 'S_OBJID'
STEPL = 0
WINDOW_TITLE =
VALUE = ' '
VALUE_ORG = 'S'
MULTIPLE_CHOICE = ' '
DISPLAY = ' '
CALLBACK_PROGRAM = ' '
CALLBACK_FORM = ' '
MARK_TAB =
IMPORTING
USER_RESET =
TABLES
VALUE_TAB = IT_OBJID_SH
FIELD_TAB =
RETURN_TAB = RETURN_TAB
DYNPFLD_MAPPING =
EXCEPTIONS
PARAMETER_ERROR = 1
NO_VALUES_FOUND = 2
OTHERS = 3
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.
Elementary search helps Describe a search path. The elementary search help must define where the data of the hit list should be read from (selection method), how the exchange of values between the screen template and selection method is implemented (interface of the search help) and how the online input help should be defined (online behavior of the search help).
Collective search help Combine several elementary search helps. A collective search help thus can offer several alternative search paths.
steps
Elementary Search Help
1) Goto SE11
Enter the search help name and click on create.
2)Choose elementary search help radio button option as the search help type.
3)Enter the search help parameters, the selection method and activate the search help.
Collective Search Help
1)Enter the search help name and click on create.
2)Choose Collective search help radio button option as the search help type.
3)Enter the search help parameters.
Note that there is no selection method to be entered for a collective search help.
4)Instead of the selection method, we enter the included
search helps for the collective search help.
5)We need to assign parameters for each of the included
search helps.
6)Complete the parameter assignment by clicking on the push button
7)Collective search help offers the user to obtain F4 help
using any of the included search helps.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee2b446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee5f446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee86446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

Steps for creation of search help exit for a search help

Hi,
I have created a search help. I need to create a search help exit for this search help.
Please let me know how to create a search help exit as well as how to link it to my search help.

1)Copy the FM F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE to write your own FM. (check the documentation and coding of FM F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE).
2)write your code depending upon the functionality you want.
3)attach the FM in search help through SE11 in "search help exit" field.
A search help exit is a function module for making the input help process described by the search help more flexible than possible with the standard version.
This function module must have the same interface as function module F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE. The search help exit may also have further optional parameters (in particular any EXPORTING parameters).
A search help exit is called at certain timepoints in the input help process.
Note: The source text and long documentation of the above-specified function module (including the long documentation about the parameters) contain information about using search help exits.
Function modules are provided in the function library for operations that are frequently executed in search help exits. The names of these function modules begin with the prefix F4UT_. These function modules can either be used directly as search help exits or used within other search help exits. You can find precise instructions for use in the long documentation for the corresponding function module.
This module has been created as an example for the interface and design of Search help exits in Search help.
All the interface parameters defined here are mandatory for a function module to be used as a search help exit, because the calling program does not know which parameters are actually used internally.
A search help exit is called repeatedly in connection with several events during the F4 process. The relevant step of the process is passed on in the CALLCONTROL step. If the module is intended to perform only a few modifications before the step, CALLCONTROL-STEP should remain unchanged.
However, if the step is performed completely by the module, the following step must be returned in CALLCONTROL-STEP.
For more detailed information please refer to the documentation describing the concept of the search help exit.
The module must react with an immediate EXIT to all steps that it does not know or does not want to handle.

Steps to replace match code objects with search helps in ECC6 upgrade

Hi,
Upgrade 4.7 to ECC6, match code objects need to be replaced with search hellps.
SAP note provided by client but not understanding clearly. Can any one explain me the stelps to migrate the match code objects into search hepls.
Thanks,
Jwala Deepa

Hi,
Migration must be done by a developer who knows both matchcodes and search helps. It's not just like a procedure that you can follow without knowledge/without thinking.
It's probably a little bit like forms (but far more simple), they often need to be "migrated from scratch"
The first important point is where to find the matchcode object/IDs -> SE11 -> Utility -> Other DDic objects. Then you'll see that are the update type, base table, etc.
There's a little scheme here to show the differences: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/3e/f3fc37eeb70143e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm (plus the general matchcode documentation : http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/cf/21ef1f446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm )
If you need a procedure, let's wait, and see if someone has one, but it doesn't look promising as matchcodes are not used since a long time now.
BR
Sandra

Creation of search help manually fro select-options

hi friends i got a requirement for creating the search helps manually for select-options.
but i am facing a progbalem.
i am attaching a sample code for what i have written for select-opions low of which when i am pressing f4 button i am getting list of data but when i am selecting that particular it is not withstading on the screen...kindly help in this regard very urguent..plz...all answers are rewarded..
tableS: kna1.
datA: BEGIN OF ITAB OCCURS 1,
    KUNNR TYPE KNA1-KUNNR,
    END OF ITAB.
data: kunnr type kunnr.
select-options: cust for kunnr .
at selection-screen on value-request for cust-low.
select kunnr from kna1 into table itab .
CALL FUNCTION 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'
EXPORTING
*   DDIC_STRUCTURE      = ''
    RETFIELD               = 'CUST-LOW'
*   PVALKEY                = ' '
*   DYNPPROG               = ' '
*   DYNPNR                 = ' '
*   DYNPROFIELD            = ''
*   STEPL                  = 0
*   WINDOW_TITLE           =
   VALUE                  = 'CUST-LOW'
   VALUE_ORG              = 'S'
*   MULTIPLE_CHOICE        = ' '
*   DISPLAY                = 'X'
   CALLBACK_PROGRAM       = SY-CPROG
*   CALLBACK_FORM          = ' '
*   MARK_TAB               =
* IMPORTING
*   USER_RESET             =
TABLES
    VALUE_TAB              = ITAB
*   FIELD_TAB              =
*   RETURN_TAB             =
*   DYNPFLD_MAPPING        =
* EXCEPTIONS
*   PARAMETER_ERROR        = 1
*   NO_VALUES_FOUND        = 2
*   OTHERS                 = 3
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.

Hai Saslove,
I think Problem Lies In this Area When U r Creating   Search Helps.
Import and Export Parameters
When an input help is called, the entries that the user already made in the input template are taken into consideration. For example, if a user calls the input help for the flight number and already specified the carrier, of course only the numbers of flights of this carrier should be offered.
On the other hand, if the user selects one row of the hit list, more than one field of the input template might have to be filled with data from the selected row of the hit list. For example, if the flight number is obtained from the hit list, the city of departure and the destination should also be returned in the screen template.
The interface of a search help defines the context data that can be used in the input help and the data that can be returned in the input template.
A parameter of a search help can be classified as:
Import parameters: Parameters with which context information from the processed input template (screen) may be copied to the help process.
Export parameters: Parameters with which values from the hit list may be returned to the input template.
A parameter can simultaneously be an input and an export parameter. A search help can also contain parameters that are neither import nor export parameters. Such parameters could be required for the internal input help process, for example.
When you attach a search help, you must define where the import parameters of the search help get their values from and the fields in which the contents of the export parameters are returned. See also Value Transport for Input Helps.
Regards.
Eshwar.

Creation of search help

hi,
i need to create a search help to get vendor with a given partner function.
This allows the user to enter organizational information such as purchasing organization and plant, as well as the partner function and a reference to other vendor (the vendor set up as a u201Csubordinateu201D vendor to a u201Cmasteru201D vendor).
The search help will include five fields:
1.     Vendor
2.     Purchasing organization
3.     Plant
4.     Partner function
5.     Reference to other vendor
can any body give me the table/view/method to create teh search help.
thanks

Hi,
Please follow the links below....
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/daeda0d7-0701-0010-8caa-edc983384237
Search Help Exit
U can also see the following thread
Search Help
Regards,
Manish
Edited by: MANISH GUPTA on Nov 14, 2008 6:50 AM
Edited by: MANISH GUPTA on Nov 14, 2008 6:54 AM

Export all data of selected line in search help to fields in table control

I've created a search help which will export 4 fields. These 4 fields should be populated to the corresponding fields in TABLE CONTROL. However, in my program, only the first column is populated and the others are blank. How to solve this problem? Do I need to include POV? Thank you.

Hi,
1. Create a search help with four exporting parameters.
    ( check the you have created properly the sterp step
     procedure in creating the search help).
2. No need to go for POV.
3. After creating the table control assign the fieldnames into
   the control, then click on the fieldname it will show the
   attributes of that field . ther you can find te search help field
   fill that field with your search help name .
4.After assigning the field, check it in executing the report.
      Hope this will work for you, if it is not let me know.
      Reward points if it is helpful .
Regards,
Madhavi

Getting values from screen to search help exit

Hi Experts,
I have created a search help in which I am not using selection method but search help exit. Dialog type is 'Dialog with value restriction'. My requirement is to get the values entered in restriction screen into search help exit. Please suggest a parameter which will hold this value in search help exit function module.

Hi M,
As you know there are 5 steps in search help exit. For each step, the values in parameter of your search help exit is different.
For your requirement, you need process in step 'DISP', and get the selection value from 'SHLP-SELOPT'.
Example:
*Build range for customer number
LOOP AT shlp-selopt INTO ls_selopt WHERE shlpfield = 'KUNNR'.
lr_kunnr-sign = ls_selopt-sign.
lr_kunnr-option = ls_selopt-option.
lr_kunnr-low = ls_selopt-low.
lr_kunnr-high = ls_selopt-high.
APPEND lr_kunnr.
CLEAR: lr_kunnr.
ENDLOOP.
Then using the lr_kunnr range in your select statement.
regards,
Archer

Need some help in creating Search Help for standard screen/field

I need some help in adding a search-help to a standard screen-field.
Transaction Code - PP01,
Plan Version - Current Plan (PLVAR = '01'),
Object Type - Position ( OTYPE = 'S'),
Click on Infotype Name - Object ( Infotype 1000) and Create.
I need to add search help to fields Object Abbr (P1000-SHORT) / Object Name (P1000-STEXT).
I want to create one custom table with fields, Position Abb, Position Name, Job. Position Abb should be Primary Key. And when object type is Position (S), I should be able to press F4 for Object Abb/Object Name fields and should return Position Abbr and Position Name.
I specify again, I have to add a new search help to standard screen/field and not to enhance it.
This is HR specific transaction. If someone has done similar thing with some other transation, please let me know.
There is no existing search help for these fields. If sm1 ever tried or has an idea how to add new search help to a standard screen/field.
It's urgent.
Thanks in advace. Suitable answers will be rewarded

Hi Pradeep,
Please have a look into the below site which might be useful
Enhancing a Standard Search Help
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/daeda0d7-0701-0010-8caa-
edc983384237
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee93446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm
A search help exit is a function module for making the input help process described by the search help more flexible than possible with the standard version.
This function module must have the same interface as function module F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE. The search help exit may also have further optional parameters (in particular any EXPORTING parameters).
A search help exit is called at certain timepoints in the input help process.
Note: The source text and long documentation of the above-specified function module (including the long documentation about the parameters) contain information about using search help exits.
Function modules are provided in the function library for operations that are frequently executed in search help exits. The names of these function modules begin with the prefix F4UT_. These function modules can either be used directly as search help exits or used within other search help exits. You can find precise instructions for use in the long documentation for the corresponding function module.
During the input help process, a number of timepoints are defined that each define the beginning of an important operation of the input help process.
If the input help process is defined with a search help having a search help exit, this search help exit is called at each of these timepoints. If required, the search help exit can also influence the process and even determine that the process should be continued at a different timepoint.
timepoints
The following timepoints are defined:
1. SELONE
Call before selecting an elementary search help. The possible elementary search helps are already in SHLP_TAB. This timepoint can be used in a search help exit of a collective search help to restrict the selection possibilities for the elementary search helps.
Entries that are deleted from SHLP_TAB in this step are not offered in the elementary search help selection. If there is only one entry remaining in SHLP_TAB, the dialog box for selecting elementary search helps is skipped. You may not change the next timepoint.
The timepoint is not accessed again if another elementary search help is to be selected during the dialog.
2. PRESEL1
After selecting an elementary search help. Table INTERFACE has not yet been copied to table SELOPT at this timepoint in the definition of the search help (type SHLP_DESCR_T). This means that you can still influence the attachment of the search help to the screen here. (Table INTERFACE contains the information about how the search help parameters are related to the screen fields).
3. PRESEL
Before sending the dialog box for restricting values. This timepoint is suitable for predefining the value restriction or for completely suppressing or copying the dialog.
4. SELECT
Before selecting the values. If you do not want the default selection, you should copy this timepoint with a search help exit. DISP should be set as the next timepoint.
5. DISP
Before displaying the hit list. This timepoint is suitable for restricting the values to be displayed, e.g. depending on authorizations.
6. RETURN (usually as return value for the next timepoint)
The RETURN timepoint should be returned as the next step if a single hit was selected in a search help exit.
It can make sense to change the F4 flow at this timepoint if control of the process sequence of the Transaction should depend on the selected value (typical example: setting SET/GET parameters). However, you should note that the process will then depend on whether a value was entered manually or with an input help.
7. RETTOP
You only go to this timepoint if the input help is controlled by a collective search help. It directly follows the timepoint RETURN. The search help exit of the collective search help, however, is called at timepoint RETTOP.
8. EXIT (only for return as next timepoint)
The EXIT timepoint should be returned as the next step if the user had the opportunity to terminate the dialog within the search help exit.
9. CREATE
The CREATE timepoint is only accessed if the user selects the function "Create new values". This function is only available if field CUSTTAB of the control string CALLCONTROL was given a value not equal to SPACE earlier on.
The name of the (customizing) table to be maintained is normally entered there. The next step returned after CREATE should be SELECT so that the newly entered value can be selected and then displayed.
10. APP1, APP2, APP3
If further pushbuttons are introduced in the hit list with function module F4UT_LIST_EXIT, these timepoints are introduced. They are accessed when the user presses the corresponding pushbutton.
Note: If the F4 help is controlled by a collective search help, the search help exit of the collective search help is called at timepoints SELONE and RETTOP. (RETTOP only if the user selects a value.) At all other timepoints the search help exit of the selected elementary search help is called.
If the F4 help is controlled by an elementary search help, timepoint RETTOP is not executed. The search help exit of the elementary search help is called at timepoint SELONE (at the
F4IF_SHLP_EXIT_EXAMPLE
This module has been created as an example for the interface and design of Search help exits in Search help.
All the interface parameters defined here are mandatory for a function module to be used as a search help exit, because the calling program does not know which parameters are actually used internally.
A search help exit is called repeatedly in connection with several
events during the F4 process. The relevant step of the process is passed on in the CALLCONTROL step. If the module is intended to perform only a few modifications before the step, CALLCONTROL-STEP should remain unchanged.
However, if the step is performed completely by the module, the following step must be returned in CALLCONTROL-STEP.
The module must react with an immediate EXIT to all steps that it does not know or does not want to handle.
Hope this info will help you.
***Reward points if found useful
Regards,
Naresh

SAP Search help in Adobe forms

Hi ,
Can any one help out by mentioning the steps to capture details using webdynpro with search help and then switching on to pdf application with those details?
Regards,
Deepthi Lakshmi.A.

hi, Jkuma,
we met the similar situation with you while developing a anpplication form for HR.
our conclustions are:
1. it's not feasible to put all the data into the form, it will make the form too big and slow, so it must be a online interactive form
2. you may put a search field to let the user to input some kind of criteria and do the search on the r3 side and return the hit list on the form , but it's not so easy to develop a table control on the form using javascript to get the selected one.
3. so we built a 'selection screen' , using webdynpro for abap,
it will show up before the form, while can use ddic search help, to make the selection, then put all the selected entries into the adobe form for further processiong.
how this is helpful hint for you.
br.
jun

How to create Search Help using more than 1 table

Hi all,
I need to create a search help using more than 1 table.
Eq:- Itable1 contains the data and Table2 contains the description of a field.
In my search help i require A field from Table1 and For the corresponding field description from Table2.

Hi,
You can do this with the help of collective search help.
Collective search helps:- Combination of elementary search helps. When we need to fetch data based on multiple selection criteriau2019s. More than one tables are Selection from multiple tables
Steps for creating collective search help.
1) Enter the search help name and click on create.
2) Choose Collective search help radio button option as the search help type.
3) Enter the search help parameters.
Note that there is no selection method to be entered for a collective search help.
4) Instead of the selection method, we enter the included search helps for the collective search help.
5)We need to assign parameters for each of the included search helps.
6) Complete the parameter assignment by clicking on the push button.
7) Collective search help offers the user to obtain F4 help using any of the included search helps.
Hope this will help you:
Reagrds:
Alok

Help regarding search help

hi,
i want to know the functionality with example on "search help".
how r they useful?....how r they created??...and how to use them in dialog program??
thanks

Hi Kunal,
There are 3 ways:
1)In the PAI of the screen, add a module Process on value request. For example:
PROCESS AFTER INPUT.
MODULE USER_COMMAND_100.
PROCESS ON VALUE-REQUEST.
FIELD field_name MODULE value_request_for_field_name.
*field_name is the field for which you require search help.
In the Module value_request_for_field_name call this function 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'.
2)The above procedure can be used if the field you have defined doesnt have an existing search help.If it already has search help and the field in the screen is taken from the dictionary,then in the attributes,u can check from from dictionary under the dictionary tab.
3)A manual search help can also be created in the se11 transaction by clicking on the search help radio button and giving the table and field name for which search help is required.
Creating Elementary Search Helps
Procedure
In the initial screen of the ABAP Dictionary, select object class Search help, enter the name of the search help and choose Create.
A dialog box appears in which you must select the type of search help.
Select Elementary search help and choose .
The maintenance screen for elementary search helps appears.
Enter an explanatory text in the field Short text.
You can for example find the search help at a later time using this short text.
In the Definition tab page enter the selection method of the search help.
You can enter the name of a table or a view (database view, projection view or help view) here. If you enter a table that has a text table, the name of the text table is automatically entered in the corresponding field.
Using the input help (F4 help), select fields of the selection method as parameter in the Search help parameter area. Select the fields that should be used in the dialog box for value selection or in the hit list.
If the selection method is a table that has a text table, both the fields of the table and the fields of the text table are offered in the input help.
The data element of the parameter is automatically copied from the selection method. The data element defines the output attributes and the F1 help of the parameter in the hit list and in the dialog box for value selection.
You can assign the parameter another data element. To do so, select the Mod flag. The Data element field is now ready for input. Then select a data element with the input help (F4 help). Only data elements whose data type, length and number of decimal places is the same as those of the previous data element can be assigned.
This removes the link between the data element of the search help parameter and the data element of the selection method field having the same name. If you cancel the Mod flag, the data element of the assigned table field is used again.
Define the attributes of the search help parameters.
Select the IMP flag if it is an import parameter. Select the EXP flag if it is an export parameter.
You can define the dialog for the input help with the fields LPos, SPos and SDis. Enter the parameter position in the hit list in LPos. If you enter nothing or the value 0 here, the parameter is not displayed in the hit list.
Enter the parameter position in the dialog box for value selection in SPos. If you enter nothing or the value 0 here, the parameter is not displayed in the dialog box for value selection.
Set the SDis flag if the parameter should be a pure display field in the dialog box for value selection. The user is thus informed that the contents of the parameter restrict the value, but he cannot change this restriction. This makes sense for example when the parameter is an import parameter or if it has a default value.
You can assign the parameter a default value in the Default value field.
Select the dialog type of the search help.
The dialog type defines how the hit list is displayed in the input help.
Save your entries.
A dialog box appears in which you have to assign the search help a development class.
Choose .
Do not forget to link the search help to a screen field. The search help attachment is not part of the search help definition; it is part of the object definition to which the search help is attached.
Result
The search help is activated. You can find information about the activation flow in the activation log, which you can display with Utilities ® Activation log. If errors occurred during activation, the activation log is automatically displayed.
Please check this link on how to create search help.
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/dictionary/shelp/shelp_basic.htm
1) after creation of search help, you can assign this to database field in change mode of table and double clicking of the field name.
2) in screen field, double click to see the attributes and give your search help there.
Refer this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/cf/21ee93446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm
Hope this resolves your query.
Reward all the helpful answers.
Regards

Collective search help

what is collective search help. Explain me the procedure to create collective search help.

Hi,
1) Elementary search helps describe a search path. The elementary search help must define where the data of the hit list should be read from (selection method), how the exchange of values between the screen template and selection method is implemented (interface of the search help) and how the online input help should be defined (online behavior of the search help).
2) Collective search helps combine several elementary search helps. A collective search help thus can offer several alternative search paths.
3)An elementary search help defines the standard flow of an input help.
4) A collective search help combines several elementary search helps. The user can thus choose one of several alternative search paths with a collective search help.
5)A collective search help comprises several elementary search helps. It combines all the search paths that are meaningful for a field.
6)Both elementary search helps and other search helps can be included in a collective search help. If other collective search helps are contained in a collective search help, they are expanded to the level of the elementary search helps when the input help is called.
CREATION:
Go to SE11 Tcode
select search help
give the 'z' search help name and create
select the selection method ur table name eg : 'mara'
dialog module 'display value immediately'.
add the field whatever u want and lpos = 1 and spos = 1 and check import and export parameter.
where left position when displaying and spos = search position
and then save and activate ..
See the links:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee38446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee45446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=3173469&messageID=2176485
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=3173469&messageID=3601619
pls go through this for search help creation
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/41/f6b237fec48c67e10000009b38f8cf/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee2b446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
Search Help Exits:
Re: dynamic values for search help
Re: Dynamic search help
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ee52446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/dictionary/shelp/shelp_exit.htm
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=4390517&messageID=1712818
Thanks,
Rewarrd If Helpful.

Is it possible to make a search help with dynamic selection table?

Hi Experts,
Is it possible to create search helps with dynamic seletion tables means
i dont know the selection table names at the time of creation of search help.
These tables will be determined at runtime.
if yes, Please give an idea how to create and pass the table names at runtime.
Thanks
Yogesh Gupta

Hi Yogesh,
Create and fill your itab and show it with FM F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST
CALL FUNCTION 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'
    EXPORTING
      retfield        = 'field to return from itab'
      dynpprog        = sy-repid
      dynpnr          = sy-dynnr
      dynprofield     = 'field on your screen to be filled'
      stepl           = sy-stepl
      window_title    = 'some text'
      value_org       = 'S'
    TABLES
      value_tab       = itab
    EXCEPTIONS
      parameter_error = 1
      no_values_found = 2
      OTHERS          = 3.
Darley

Adding Search help to a field of standard transction

hi experts,
i m new to abap.
my pp consultant wants that in transaction MM03, for the field on selection screen (Material) one more search help should be added. and on pressing f4 it should be displayed there with other search options.
The search field is "(Document)-Number of the drawing that exists for this object".
Note: To see this field run transaction MM03, enter a material and press enter then we get a screen to choose a view. choose basic data2. In the block "design drawing" there is a field for "Document".
is it possible? if yes how much time it would take and to do it.
how should i go about it.
plz help.

Hi ANNIE,
Go through the following Procedure to add a Search help to a field of standard Transaction
The Matchcode is replaced by search help from the version 4.6C.
I will tell u how create the search help.
Name of a search help
A search help is an object of the ABAP Dictionary with which input helps
(F4 helps) can be defined.
There are the following types of search helps:
o Elementary search helps implement a search path for determining the
possible entries.
o Collective search helps contain several elementary search helps. A
collective search help therefore provides several alternative search
paths for possible entries.
o Append search helps can be used to enhance collective search helps
delivered by SAP with customer-specific search paths without
requiring a modification.
The three components of the input help process described by a search
help are the outer interface, the online behavior and the method of data
Go to Tcode SE11. Select the search help radio button.
Give name as ztest and click create
There are two types of search help.
Once is elementary search help
& collective search help
Choose one.
Add the data element.
MatchCode is replaced by search helps.
To attach a search help to a field.
Use this code.
at selection-screen on value-request for source.
progname = sy-repid.
dynnum = sy-dynnr.
clear value_tab.
refresh value_tab.
Filling the Value_tab internal table by itab2 internal table.
loop at itab_desc.
write itab_desc-description to value_tab.
append value_tab.
endloop.
prog = sy-repid.
no = 1000.
clear tab.
refresh tab.
Building the Structure of the Seach Help.
tab-tabname = 'FMFCTRT'.
tab-fieldname = 'BESCHR'.
collect tab.
Function Used to provide Search Help.
call function 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'
EXPORTING
retfield = 'BESCHR'
dynpprog = prog
dynpnr = no
dynprofield = 'SOURCE'
window_title = 'Function'
TABLES
value_tab = value_tab
field_tab = tab.
Regards
Sreeni

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