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Procedure documentation Using Search Functions Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

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The search functions provided for the Employee object type enable you to search for employees in various ways.

The search functions are identified with a This graphic is explained in the accompanying text. A search function can also be incorporated into the Employee object type. The Employee object type is identified with a This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Procedure

Searching for employees using the collective search help

  1. Choose Collective search help.

    2. A dialog box appears, displaying a number of elementary search helps (Organizational Assignment, for example).

  2. Enter your search in one of the fields available for an elementary search help. You can also make masked entries (such as M+++er) or generic entries (such as M*).
  3. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

    4. The search result is displayed in the selection area; the display in the overview and detail areas remains unchanged.

  4. If required, you can search for more employees, and add the employees found to the selection area by choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Insert.
  5. Double-click on the required employee in the selection area.

The selected employee is displayed in the work area. You can start to edit the employee data.

Searching for employees using a search term

  1. Choose Search term (or Employees if this object type relates to the function).

    2. The Find Employees dialog box appears.

  2. Enter the relevant personnel number or last name. You can also make masked entries (such as M+++er) or generic entries (such as M*).
  3. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Find.

    4. The search result is displayed in the selection area; the display in the overview and detail areas remains unchanged.

  4. If required, you can search for more employees, and add the employees found to the selection area by choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Insert.

Double-click on the required employee in the selection area. You can start to edit the employee data.

Searching for employees using the free search

The free search function uses the InfoSetQuery.

  1. Choose Free search.

The Determine Objects of Type Employee dialog box appears. For more information, see Structure link Selection. When the search is complete, the search result is displayed in the selection area.

Double-click on the required employee in the selection area. You can start to edit the employee data.

 

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