Search Component

A generic design template for displaying search queries and search results. It is implemented using the Web Dynpro component FPM_SEARCH_UIBB and the Web Dynpro interface view WD_SEARCH_WINDOW.

You use this design template in application-specific views (UIBB) where you want to make a search available. You can determine the concrete display of the search criteria when configuring the Web Dynpro component FPM_SEARCH_UIBB.

A search component consists of a search query and a results list. The search query consists of a number of search criteria for which the user can enter search fields and, depending on these search fields, select possible logical search operators and enter the search value or search area. A search criterion is shown as a stand-alone search row.

The search component has the following properties:

• In the standard system, the search query shows for search rows, each corresponding to one search criterion.

  The number of search rows shown is configurable. If there are more than four search rows, a warning is output.

• The search query can be pre-defined with values via the relevant feeder class of an application.

• The search result can be displayed below the search query as a results list.

  The system only shows the search result if you have configured a search result list. If you want to display a search result, you must determine the columns and the intial sorting of the results list in the configuration.

• Input Field Maximum Number of Hits

  You can enter the maximum number of hits below the search query. The default value of 100 is set by the system if no other entries are made or if the input field remains blank.

• Save search variants

  The system can save search variants in a way that is specific to the user. When the user starts the application, the system loads all of the search variants assigned to that user.

• Assignment of multiple search values for one search criterion

  The application can use the feeder class to define for a search criterion whether a user can enter multiple search values at once into a search line. This simplifies, for example, the sturcture of a search for the qualifications an applicant must fulfill. Instead of defining a separate search line for each individual qualification (such as English = fluent, work experience = 3 years), the user can now merge all of the qualification characteristics into one search line. The user does this with a selection box provided by the application. The user can open this selectin box using the Edit pushbutton.

  A maximum of 3 search values can be displayed. If the user has specified more than three search values for the search criterion, the system displays a scrollbar.

• Free text search

  Using the feeder class, the application can define whether a free-text search is possible in the application. If a free-text search is enabled, the system reserves the top search line in the search dialog box for the free-text search. In the standard system, three more search lines are available for additional search criteria. In the search dialog box, the user can choose how the search works with the entered free text.

You can configure a searach component using the search component editor for Floor Plan Manager.

For more information, see Search Component Editor for Floor Plan Manager .