Input Help 

Use

You can use the input help to create and edit objects. The input help assists you when entering field values. You can display and select the available input values in a list. 

Prerequisites

If an input help is available for an input field, the  icon is displayed at the right-hand edge of the input field. To call the input help, click the icon.

Features

The input help assists you when selecting the following objects and elements:

·        Objects from the Integration Repository

·        Software components (software component versions), product versions, namespaces, and business systems from the System Landscape Directory (SLD)

See Deleting the Cache for SLD Data information.

·        Objects from the Integration Directory

(Part) masking of input fields is supported.

For example, by entering Acc* for the interface name, you restrict the selection to all interfaces whose names begin with the string Acc. The selection conditions are displayed in the frame Search Criteria in the Select Interfaces dialog.

The following table specifies examples of different kinds of input help in the Integration Builder.

Examples of Input Help in the Integration Builder (Integration Repository)

Input Help For	Example Context
Software component version and namespace	Creating design objects
Message Interface	Integration scenario: Assigning a message interface to an action

Examples of Input Help in the Integration Builder (Integration Directory)

Input Help For	Example Context
Key attributes	Creating configuration objects
Message interfaces and interface mappings from the Integration Repository	Interface Determination

The value selection depends on the context in which you call the input help.

If you call the input help for message types in the Edit Message Interface editor, the software component version of the message interface is predefined.

See also:

The Integration Directory has special input helps for parties and services: Party Editor, Service Editor.