{"id":7149,"date":"2025-07-30T17:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapewmhelp.com\/?question=fm-for-help-request"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:29:27","slug":"fm-for-help-request","status":"publish","type":"question","link":"https:\/\/www.sapewmhelp.com\/?question=fm-for-help-request","title":{"rendered":"FM for Help Request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Help Request<\/strong> (triggered by F1 key) provides field-level documentation<\/strong> to help users understand the purpose or use of a field.<\/p>\n

Types of Help Request:<\/h3>\n
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    Automatic Help (F1) from Data Element<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Comes from documentation maintained in the data element<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      No coding needed \u2014 just maintain the documentation in SE11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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      Custom Help Request (Manual)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        In module pool programs, you can write custom F1 help logic using PROCESS ON HELP-REQUEST<\/code>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Code :<\/p>\n

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        *&---------------------------------------------------------------------*<\/span>\r\n*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*<\/span>\r\n*&\u00a0Report\u00a0ZPRG_TEST<\/span>\r\n*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*<\/span>\r\n\r\nREPORT\u00a0<\/span>zprg_test_ecc.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDATA\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>it_help\u00a0TYPE\u00a0<\/span>STANDARD\u00a0<\/span>TABLE\u00a0<\/span>OF\u00a0<\/span>helpval\u00a0WITH\u00a0<\/span>HEADER\u00a0<\/span>LINE<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nPARAMETERS\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>s_id\u00a0TYPE\u00a0<\/span>ZAR_STUDENT_ID.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAT\u00a0<\/span>SELECTION-SCREEN\u00a0<\/span>ON\u00a0<\/span>s_id.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0SELECT\u00a0<\/span>SINGLE\u00a0<\/span>student_id\u00a0FROM\u00a0<\/span>zar_student_data\u00a0INTO\u00a0<\/span>@DATA(<\/span>id<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0IF\u00a0<\/span>id\u00a0<\/span>IS\u00a0<\/span>INITIAL<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MESSAGE\u00a0<\/span>'Student\u00a0ID\u00a0not\u00a0found'\u00a0<\/span>TYPE\u00a0<\/span>'E'<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0ENDIF<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAT\u00a0<\/span>SELECTION-SCREEN\u00a0<\/span>ON\u00a0<\/span>HELP-REQUEST\u00a0<\/span>FOR\u00a0<\/span>s_id.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0CLEAR\u00a0<\/span>it_help[].<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0it_help-<\/span>tabname\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>'bkid'<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0it_help-<\/span>fieldname\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>'Student_ID'<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0it_help-<\/span>keyword\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>'Description'<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0it_help-<\/span>length\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>150<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0it_help-<\/span>value\u00a0<\/span>=\u00a0<\/span>'Enter\u00a0a\u00a0student\u00a0id\u00a0or\u00a0refer\u00a0table\u00a0ZAR_STUDENT_DATA\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0student\u00a0id'<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0APPEND\u00a0<\/span>it_help.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0CALL\u00a0<\/span>FUNCTION\u00a0<\/span>'HELP_GET_VALUES'<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0EXPORTING<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0popup_title\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>'About\u00a0s-id'<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TABLES<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0fields\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>=\u00a0<\/span>it_help\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0EXCEPTIONS<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0no_entries\u00a0\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OTHERS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>=\u00a0<\/span>2<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0IF\u00a0<\/span>sy-<\/span>subrc\u00a0<>\u00a00<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n*\u00a0Implement\u00a0suitable\u00a0error\u00a0handling\u00a0here<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0ENDIF<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nSTART-OF-SELECTION<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0SELECT\u00a0<\/span>*\u00a0FROM\u00a0<\/span>zar_student_data\u00a0INTO\u00a0<\/span>TABLE\u00a0<\/span>@DATA(<\/span>lc_it_zlib)\u00a0<\/span>WHERE\u00a0<\/span>STUDENT_ID\u00a0=\u00a0<\/span>@s_id.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0LOOP\u00a0<\/span>AT\u00a0<\/span>lc_it_zlib\u00a0INTO\u00a0<\/span>DATA<\/span>(<\/span>wa_zlib)<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WRITE\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>22<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>wa_zlib-<\/span>student_id,\u00a0<\/span>wa_zlib-<\/span>student_fname.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SKIP<\/span>.<\/span>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0ENDLOOP<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        Output :
        \nExecute and Press F1.
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