MODULE: ABAP DICTIONARY

Exercise 3: Create an Elementary Search

Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes

Overview
In this exercise participants create an elementary Search Help.

Instructions
1.

Use the object navigator (transaction SE80) or the dictionary maintenance

(transaction SE11) to create an elementary search help for ZZURM## table.

2.

The ZZURM## table is used in an online transaction. The students would like to
search the room numbers by a room type such as Lecture or PC Workstation.

3.

The selection method for the Search help should be table ZZURM##.

4.

Select the dialog type with value restriction.

5.

The search help parameters should consist or Room type and room number fields of
the ZZURM## table. Determine the export import parameters, and the LPOS and
SPOS values using online help F1 key.

6.

Activate and test the search help.

7.

Use transaction SE38 to write your first ABAP program. ZZ##_FIRST_PROGRAM.

8.

Provide a description.
Type should be executable program.
Save it as a local object.

The program statements should read:

REPORT ZZ00_FIRST_PROGRAM
Parameters: p_room like zzurm00-roomno matchcode object Z00_ZZURM00.

9.

Change ZZURM00-ROOMNO to your table and field name, and change

Z00_ZZURM00 to your elementary search help name.

10. Click on the Check icon. If there are no syntax errors, click on the Activate icon.
Click on the Test icon. All icons are in the application tool bar.
11. Validate that your room table has data.

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