SAP HELPVIEW_SELECT Function Module for help view evaluation

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HELPVIEW_SELECT is a standard helpview select SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for help view evaluation processing and below is the pattern details for this FM, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for helpview select FM, simply by entering the name HELPVIEW_SELECT into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: SHVI
Program Name: SAPLSHVI
Main Program:
Appliation area:
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function HELPVIEW_SELECT pattern details

In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.

CALL FUNCTION 'HELPVIEW_SELECT'"help view evaluation
  EXPORTING
*  LANGU = SY-LANGU "
   MAXROWS =  "
   SELFIELD =  "
   VIEWNAME =  "

TABLES
   KEYVAL_TAB =  "
   STRUC_TAB =  "
   VALUE_TAB =  "

EXCEPTIONS
   MAX_ROWS = 1 

.

IMPORTING Parameters details for HELPVIEW_SELECT

LANGU -

Data type:
Default: SY-LANGU
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

MAXROWS -

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

SELFIELD -

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

VIEWNAME -

Data type: DD25V-VIEWNAME
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TABLES Parameters details for HELPVIEW_SELECT

KEYVAL_TAB -

Data type: SHKEYVAL
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

STRUC_TAB -

Data type: SHSTRUC
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

VALUE_TAB -

Data type: SHVALUE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

MAX_ROWS -

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

Copy and paste ABAP code example for HELPVIEW_SELECT Function Module

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.

ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM HELPVIEW_SELECT

The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

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