SAP POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH Function Module for NOTRANSL: Artikel suchen über EAN oder Artikelnummer

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POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH is a standard pos article search SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for NOTRANSL: Artikel suchen über EAN oder Artikelnummer 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 pos article search FM, simply by entering the name POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: WPUS
Program Name: SAPLWPUS
Main Program:
Appliation area: W
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH 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 'POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH'"NOTRANSL: Artikel suchen über EAN oder Artikelnummer
  EXPORTING
*  PI_EAN11 =  "EAN/UPC
*  PI_MATNR =  "Material Number

 IMPORTING
   PE_MEAN =  "International Article Numbers (EANs) for Material
   PE_MARA =  "General Material Data

CHANGING
*  PX_MEINH =  "Unit of Measure

EXCEPTIONS
   ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND = 1 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH

PI_EAN11 - EAN/UPC

Data type: MEAN-EAN11
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes

PI_MATNR - Material Number

Data type: MARA-MATNR
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: Yes

EXPORTING Parameters details for POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH

PE_MEAN - International Article Numbers (EANs) for Material

Data type: MEAN
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

PE_MARA - General Material Data

Data type: MARA
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

CHANGING Parameters details for POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH

PX_MEINH - Unit of Measure

Data type: MEAN-MEINH
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

ARTICLE_NOT_FOUND - DE-EN-LANG-SWITCH-NO-TRANSLATION

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

Copy and paste ABAP code example for POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH 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 POS_ARTICLE_SEARCH

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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