SAP DIALOG_HELP_QUERY Function Module for









DIALOG_HELP_QUERY is a standard dialog help query SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used to perform a specific ABAP function and below is the pattern details, 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 dialog help query FM, simply by entering the name DIALOG_HELP_QUERY into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: EPSS_KW01
Program Name: SAPLEPSS_KW01
Main Program: SAPLEPSS_KW01
Appliation area: S
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
Update:



Function DIALOG_HELP_QUERY 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 'DIALOG_HELP_QUERY'"
  EXPORTING
*  DISPLAY_MODE = ' ' "Single-Character Flag

 IMPORTING
   ACTION =  "

CHANGING
   KWLINK_ID =  "SAP ArchiveLink: Data Element for Absolute URI

EXCEPTIONS
   KWLINK_NOT_FOUND = 1
.



IMPORTING Parameters details for DIALOG_HELP_QUERY

DISPLAY_MODE - Single-Character Flag

Data type: IWPARAMS-FLAG
Default: SPACE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

EXPORTING Parameters details for DIALOG_HELP_QUERY

ACTION -

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

CHANGING Parameters details for DIALOG_HELP_QUERY

KWLINK_ID - SAP ArchiveLink: Data Element for Absolute URI

Data type: SDOK_IFACE-URL
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

EXCEPTIONS details

KWLINK_NOT_FOUND -

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

Copy and paste ABAP code example for DIALOG_HELP_QUERY 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.

DATA:
lv_action  TYPE SY-XCODE, "   
lv_kwlink_id  TYPE SDOK_IFACE-URL, "   
lv_display_mode  TYPE IWPARAMS-FLAG, "   SPACE
lv_kwlink_not_found  TYPE IWPARAMS. "   

  CALL FUNCTION 'DIALOG_HELP_QUERY'  "
    EXPORTING
         DISPLAY_MODE = lv_display_mode
    IMPORTING
         ACTION = lv_action
    CHANGING
         KWLINK_ID = lv_kwlink_id
    EXCEPTIONS
        KWLINK_NOT_FOUND = 1
. " DIALOG_HELP_QUERY




ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM DIALOG_HELP_QUERY

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.

"SELECT single XCODE FROM SY INTO @DATA(ld_action).
 
"SELECT single URL FROM SDOK_IFACE INTO @DATA(ld_kwlink_id).
 
"SELECT single FLAG FROM IWPARAMS INTO @DATA(ld_display_mode).
DATA(ld_display_mode) = ' '.
 
 


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