Custom new tab in Vendor in ME23N transaction

[sreekanth_n2]

Hi Experts,

In ME23N transaction, we have vendor field in Header data.

If we click on F4 in Vendor field, we get popup with multiple tabs. In this popup we need to add new tab.

Please guide me in achieving this functionality?

Sree

[mateuszadamus]

Hello sreekanth.n2

The popup is so called search help. You're able to create/edit/view these in SE11 transaction.

What you will need to do is to enhance the standard collective search help that is used in the ME23N vendor field and add additional elementary search help to it.

Here is an example on how to do it: https://blogs.sap.com/2013/10/10/enhancement-of-standard-search-helps-in-sap/

Kind regards,
Mateusz

[Sandra_Rossi]

sreekanth.n2

ME23N is for display purchase order, I guess you mean ME21N or ME22N for create or change.

The action "F4" usually triggers a Search Help. If you enhance it, that will affect all places where this Search Help is used.

[sreekanth_n2]

Thanks mateuszadamus.

I did as per the link you have shared. New tab is coming in se11 when i execute but not reflecting same in ME21N transaction when click on F4 on vendor field.

Is there any additioanl config/steps needed?

[mateuszadamus]

Not that I know of, no.

Have you activated the search-help and the extension?

Kind regards,
Mateusz

[sreekanth_n2]

Little Confused.

KRED is called in PO . I did in KRED_C hence confused.

[sreekanth_n2]

Hi mateuszadamus.

Now Im getting the popup with data.

If I select any value in popup, as per the reference link, data that is selected by user is captured in RECORD_TAB internal table. Now how this value to be displayed in vendor field(Along with its description) in ME21N transaction?

[mateuszadamus]

In the search help definition you need to mark field with vendor code as an export field. This will trigger the search help to return selected value to the calling screen.

Kind regards,
Mateusz

[Abinathsiva]

Hi,

Goto se11 and select search help KRED and create a custom search help and activate the help.

Also since LFA1 is tagged to ADRC this will allow lowercase input, so the search will need extra steps through transaction OBB3.

[raymond_giuseppi]

To add some search help to this existing collective search help (multiple tabs) for vendor,

• call SE11 display standard search help and in the menu: Goto, Append search help
• or call SPRO, navigate to 'Maintain Matchcodes for Vendors' (you will be directed to KRED search help, choose display)

[raymond_giuseppi]

When definining a new search-help to append to KRED set import/export parameters in a way similar to that of KREDA or KREDK, for example

When appending your search help click on the 'assignment' option to insure parameter of your search-help are mapped to those of the collective search help.