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Applies to:
SAP R/3 and ECC 6.0.
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Summary
This document explains in detail step by step procedure to create new search help for material field.
Author:
Author Bio
Narla Rama Krishna Mohan has 12 years of Work Experience including 5 years of SAP logistic
modules. He has been with Intelligroup for more than 2 years in Supply Chain Management
and currently designated as Senior Consultant.
Table of Contents
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................3
Material Search Help Basics ...........................................................................................................................3
Procedure Steps .............................................................................................................................................3
Material Search Help Creation Procedure with Example ...................................................................................4
Step 1: Decide Fields Required in Search Help .............................................................................................4
Step 2: Identify Corresponding Database Tables from Where these Fields Can Be Retrieved .....................4
Step 3: Create Database View Using Above Mentioned Tables and Fields...................................................4
Step 4: Create Elementary Search Help Using Above View ..........................................................................6
Step 5: Create Append Search Help with Above Elementary Search Help to
Attach with Material - Collective Search Help MAT1_A..................................................................................8
Step 6: Check Whether New Search Help Appears In Any Transaction where Material Field Is Present ...12
Related Content................................................................................................................................................13
Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................14
Overview
The input help (F4 help) is a standard function of the R/3 System. The user can display the list of all possible
input values for a screen field with the input help.
In Standard SAP, there are many search helps available for Material field. This search help is designed using
combination of collective and elementary search helps.
Material Search Help Basics
Material Data element MATNR is assigned to Search Help S_MAT1.
Collective Search Help S_MAT1 has Included search help S_MAT1_APPEND.
Append search help S_MAT1_APPEND Appends S_MAT1 and has Included search help MAT1.
MAT1 collective search help has the following Included search helps:
1. MAT1_A - Find Material Number.
2. MAT1_MPN - Search helps for MPN Management
3. /BEV2/ED_MAT_NUMBER - Excise Duty Materials.
Collective search Help MAT1_A has various standard Search Helps from MAT1A to MAT1W.
Additional search helps can be created under this Collective search help either by
Option 1: Adding New search help in Append search help MAT1_A_APPEND
Option 2: Creating new Append search help and adding new search help in that.
Creating Search help for material field using Option 2 is explained in this document.
Procedure Steps
1. Decide fields required in search help
2. Identify corresponding database tables from where these fields can be retrieved
3. Create Database View using above mentioned tables and fields.
4. Create Elementary Search help using above View
5. Create Append search help with above elementary search help to attach with Material
search help MAT1_A
collective
6. Check whether new Search help appears in any transaction where material field is present
Specify short Description for the view. In Table/Join conditions Tab, specify Tables MARA, MAKT, MARC.
Maintain following Join conditions as shown below
In Maint. Status tab specify- Access Read only and Display/Maintenance allowed with Restrictions
Specify short description for this search help. This description will appear as heading of the tab in collective
search for material.
Specify view Z_MAT2A as Selection method. Specify dialog with value restriction in Dialog type.
Specify Search help parameters using ZMAT_2A view fields.
Specify position in List and Search areas.(for ex: give 10,20,30,40,50 in both the columns).
Specify Default value if any( for SPRAS default value can be given as EN).
Step 5: Create Append Search Help with Above Elementary Search Help to Attach with Material Collective Search Help MAT1_A
Go to Transaction code SE11.Select Search help. Specify Search help name MAT1_A and click on change
button
Go to -> Append Search Help or click function key F5. Click on Create Append
button
Click Yes.
Step 6: Check Whether New Search Help Appears In Any Transaction where Material Field Is Present
One NEW tab will appear in Material Search with fields Material, Material Description, Old material number,
Plant and Language.
For example, go to Transaction Code MM03
Select the field Material and click F4 and observe new search help tab appears.
Related Content
Structure of a Collective Search Help
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