search help – SAP EWM Help

Search Help as entity in OData

DPM125 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:36:59 +0000

We can use the search help in OData as an entity type. But only the elementary search help can be used.

Choose a elementary search help which is used to create a service in OData.

Step 1: GoTo SEGW and create a project.

Step 2 : In Data Model provide the search help as entity and create an entity.

We can use only elementary search help to create a data model using search help.

Step 3 : generate the runtime artifacts.

Step4 : write your logic in DPC-EXTENSION CLASS.

Step 5: create a service and run it in sap gateway.

In this way we can create a OData service using search help.

CDS View in Search Help

DPM125 — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:30:33 +0000

Search Help is essentially a value help / lookup mechanism that helps users find and select valid values for a field.
When you see the F4 help in SAP GUI or the value help dialog in Fiori apps → that’s driven by Search Helps.

Steps to Create Search help Using CDS View.

Step1 : create a CDS view

Step 2 : GOTO SE11 –> Search Help In selection method add the CDS view SQL view name.

Step 3 : Append it in the collective search Refer to the Append structure to add the elementary search in collective.

Test:

Step 4 : In the collective search after append the structure we can call it in the program

We have successfully created A search Help using CDS View.

What is a search help in DDIC? Types?

DPM125 — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:40:23 +0000

A Search Help provides F4 help to fields in screens and reports.

Types:

Elementary Search Help – based on a single table/view.
Collective Search Help – combines multiple elementary search helps.

How do you apply search in a CDS view( RAP ) ?

DPM125 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:10:07 +0000

We need to add the extension @search to enable search help in the metadata extension file. In CDS view fields we need to add. Output : When we search something in search bar( UI ) then it will fetch the data related to the inputs given.