Search Field (OpenSearch)
You can use the search field of SAP NetWeaver Business Client for Desktop
(the SAP NetWeaver Business Client quick launch field) to search for objects of the component Personnel & Organization
.
Prerequisites
You implement SAP NetWeaver Business Client for Desktop
4.0 or above and are familiar with its functions. For more information, see SAP Library and choose 
Introduction to Using SAP Software
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
.
Features
The central search field for the component Personnel & Organization
in SAP NetWeaver Business Client offers the following features:
Value suggest with direct navigation to the target application, such as the
Personnel & Organization
master data application.If you do not select a default value after entering a search term, you can call a search application with functions that correspond to those of the expanded Search lane. You can continue your search operation there.
When the user accesses the landing page, the HCM search provider is automatically set as the default search provider (as long as it is assigned to the role the user is assigned to).
Activities
To configure the HCM search provider for the OpenSearch field, proceed as follows:
In transaction PFCG, enter your customer-specific HR professional composite role and choose
Edit
.In the role’s
Menu
tab, add the folder@SEARCH@
.
NoteUse exactly this name so that the folder is not visible in the role’s menu structure.
End of the note.For the folder, choose
Insert Node
Web Address or File
.Make the following entries:
Text
: HCM SearchWeb Address or File
:/sap/bc/HRPAO_OS?type=OpenSearchDescription
Choose
Save
.
More Information
For more information, search for Navigation Panels and Quick Launch in the documentation of SAP NetWeaver at http://help.sap.com
.