Search help on a read-only field

[Former Member]

Hi,

I want to put a search help on a read-only field, so that the user is forced to use the search help to fill up the field. But doing this way, the search help (I use a dictionary search help) doesn't return the picked value, since the field is read-only (it displays a warning saying that the field is non editable at the bottom of the popup)...

Do you have a solution ?

Thanks.

Edited by: Julien999 on Jun 8, 2010 4:45 PM

Edited by: Julien999 on Jun 8, 2010 4:45 PM

[abhimanyu_lagishetti7 · Accepted solution]

standard search help/ovs disables the copy button when the input is in read-only state.

use freely-programmed search help to have this kind of feature

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm40/helpdata/en/5d/395e4254139041e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/WDABAP/Freelyprogrammedinput+help

Thanks

Abhi

[ChrisPaine · Accepted solution]

Depending on the support pack level you are on - search helps - freely programmed or otherwise don't seem to trigger off read only fields (I noticed this when we moved to NW7.01)

I've got around this by making the field a link to action - providing the read only link I want as the text, and then calling the following code:

call method cl_wdr_value_help_handler=>handle_application_def_vh
    exporting
      context_element      = context_element
      component_usage_name = 'JOB_SELECTION'
      context_attribute    = 'JOB'.

Where component 'JOB_SELECTION' is my freely programmed value help - implementing WD interface IWD_VALUE_HELP.

This was helpful as I wanted the search help to trigger and the user to be able to update the field but only by using the search help - I didn't want the user to be able to write anything in the field.

it was a particular use case I had - it may or may not fit your needs.

Cheers, Chris

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you Chris. That's what I did. I even found an other workaround that I will post a little later.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Julien999,

could you please post the other workaround that helped to solve your requirement.

We have the same requirement and your solution may help us.

regards

PM