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The Help Center search function enables you to search the content that the Help Center provides for an application. This includes the following content types:

  • User-specific: your own notes

  • Company-specific: frequently asked questions and links to files and Web pages

    Note Note

    The search function searches all company-specific content that is valid for an application. This includes content assigned exclusively to the application and content that is also available to other applications.

    End of the note.

  • SAP-specific: application help

    Note Note

    Since the installed SAP Library contains a glossary, you can search glossary entries as well.

    End of the note.

Multilevel Expandable Search Area

The initial search covers content assigned to the current application. To make it possible to search information about related applications, you can expand the search area in stages. The number of levels provided corresponds to the application component hierarchy defined by SAP.

Results List

The results list is displayed in the Help Center. It contains links to the objects found. If you select a link from the results list, the respective object opens in a separate browser window. The results list is restricted to 100 entries.

Prerequisites

You have launched the Help Center of the application. More information: Launching the Help Center

Procedure

  1. Enter the search term in the input field of the Search for Help section, and choose Search.

  2. If you want to extend the search to include Help Center content of related applications, expand the search area by selecting a higher level, as displayed from left to right.

    Note Note

    If you change the search area, the system updates the results list automatically.

    End of the note.

    The following table describes the search range for each search area:

    Search Area

    Search Range in Help Center

    This Application

    (Initial search area)

    Content for current application:

    • Your own notes

    • Questions and links

    • Application help (SAP Library help topic including subordinate help topics)

    Related Applications

    (Extended search area, level 1 - n)

    Content for related applications

    • First level: Content for applications of the application component to which the current application belongs

    • Each subsequent level: Content for applications belonging to the next highest application component

    As of the first level, the search includes not only the application-related Help Center content, but also the component-related glossary entries.

    All Applications

    (Maximum search area)

    Content for all applications in the current client

    The search covers the Help Center content of all applications as well as glossary entries for all installed application components.

  3. To call the information from the results list, choose the relevant link.