OVS not working for some reason

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I've got a problem with my search help. I did the following steps but it just doesn't show my search help...

1) in my web dynpro component, I added an entry in the tab used components: "OVS_FOLLOW", WDR_OVS

2) in the properties of the componentcontroller I added 2 lines: OVS_FOLLOW WDR_OVS and OVS_FOLLOW WDR_OVS INTERFACECONTROLLER (I did the same on view-level)

3) on the context element in the view, I chose as input help mode "Object value selector" and as OVS component usage "OVS_FOLLOW"

4) I created an event handler on the view named ON_FOLLOW_OVS with the event OVS. The coding of it should be ok.

I don't think I forgot a step right? Any thoughts?

Kind regards and thanks in advance!

Tom

[Former Member]

Hi,

The steps look fine. You could have probably missed out some coding in the OVS event handler. Can you set an external breakpoint in the method ON_FOLLOW_OVS and check if the method is called when F4 is pressed?

regards

Nithya

[Former Member]

Well, actually nothing happens when I press F4. It doesn't arrive in the method... On the screen I don't have the F4 "button" either.

Is it because the field is a column of the table?

[Former Member]

It does not matter if the field is in a table. When the input mode for the context attribute is chosen as OVS, it will work in a table and in an input field also. If you do not have the F4 icon at all, then the input help is not active for the field. It should be specified on the particular attribute.