BC030_2.09.1

Overview of Search Helps

BC030_2.09.2

Objectives

• The participants will be able to:

– Explain the benefits of Search Helps

– Describe Elementary Search Helps
– Explain both Collective Search Helps and

Search Help Exits

BC030_2.09.3

The Benefits of Search Helps

What was Smith’s

What was Smith’s

vendor number,

vendor number,

anyway?

anyway?

F4

F4

BC030_2.09.4

Elementary vs. Collective

Collective

Collective

Search Help

Search Help

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BC030_2.09.5

Creating an Elementary Search

Help

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BC030_2.09.6

Defining an Elementary Search

Help

Optional
Exit

Data Source for Hit
List

List Display
Method

Used to identify Search
Help

Interface
Parameters

BC030_2.09.7

Defining an Elementary

Search Help - Interface Parameters

Parameters for values
you want to send and
receive

Declaration of
parameters as import
and/or export

Parameter is display only

Data element
associated with
parameter

Optional default
for parameter

Position
parameter will be
on dialog box

Position
parameter will
be on hit list

BC030_2.09.8

Using Elementary Search Helps

F4

F4

Dialog Box

Hit

List

BC030_2.09.9

Using Elementary Search Helps

F4

F4

BC030_2.09.10

Defining a Collective Search

Help

Notice there is no selection
method. A Collective Search Help
is a set of one or more Elementary
Search Helps.

BC030_2.09.11

Defining a Collective Search

Help -

Adding Elementary Search Helps

Don’t forget to assign parameters

Don’t forget to assign parameters

for each elementary search help.

for each elementary search help.

BC030_2.09.12

Using a Collective Search Help

F4

F4

BC030_2.09.13

Search Help Exits

Function

Function

Module with

Module with

ABAP code

ABAP code

_________

_________

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Search Help

Search Help

Processing

Processing

BC030_2.09.14

Summary

• The participants should be able to:

– Explain the benefits of Search Helps

– Describe Elementary Search Helps
– Explain both Collective Search Helps and

Search Help Exits