Dropdown Menu of the Quick Launch

Use

As soon as you start typing into the type-ahead field, the dropdown menu of the quick launch automatically opens (see figure Example of a Search). This dropdown menu is divided into different categories, which gives you several options to conduct a search. You can either conduct a search with one of the search providers that have been configured, or start a transaction directly in the ABAP system or a Web Dynpro application available in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server.

Note

If you add /n, /o, and /t as a prefix to your search term, the direct action Start Transaction 'ABC' is listed at the top in the dropdown menu as the default action.

By default, SAP Business Client loads a list of search providers from the server, if configured. However, you can also configure additional search providers locally, which can be used in exactly the same way as the other already integrated search providers such as Desktop Search. The search providers that are displayed in the dropdown menu must be configured in advance in the Search Providers settings for the client and in PFCG for the server.

Features

The following table shows the different categories for “direct actions” that are displayed in the dropdown menu and the options for each of them:

Direct Action	Options
Search for 'ABC' with 'xyz'	Conduct a search with the last used search provider
Start Transaction 'ABC'	Directly start a transaction or a Web Dynpro application available in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Navigate to Web Address	Navigate to a specified web address

The following table shows the different categories for search providers that are displayed in the dropdown menu and the options for each of them:

Search Provider	Options
Favorites and Recent Items	Recently opened items and Favorites entries
My Work Area	Search results for ABAP transactions and Web Dynpro applications available in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server specific to the user's menu ( PFCG role)
Desktop Search	Conduct a search with the search provider Desktop Search. In this category, you see search suggestions that are sorted and prioritized. To see all search results, choose Search for 'ABC' in... Desktop Search . All search results are then displayed in a new window.
Transactions and Applications	Search results for ABAP transactions and Web Dynpro applications available in the SAP NetWeaver Application Server
Search for 'ABC' in...	Conduct a search with a configured search provider (in general)

The figure below is an example of the dropdown menu of the quick launch:

Figure 1: Example of a Search

Note

Depending on your search term, not all search providers mentioned in the table above are displayed in the dropdown menu.