Structure of Collective Search Helps 

The behavior of a collective search help is defined by:

Interface of the Collective Search Help

Like an elementary search help, a collective search help has (see Structure of Elementary Search Helps) an interface of import and export parameters. The data is exchanged between the screen template and the parameters of the assigned elementary search helps using this interface.

Assigned Search Helps

A collective search help comprises several elementary search helps. It combines all the search paths that are meaningful for a field.

The interface parameters (import and export parameters) of the included search helps must be assigned to the parameters of the collective search help. Not all of the parameters need to be assigned, that is the assignment can be open for some of the parameters.

Both elementary search helps and other search helps can be included in a collective search help. If other collective search helps are contained in a collective search help, they are expanded to the level of the elementary search helps when the input help is called.

See also:

Creating Collective Search Helps

Example for Search Helps