Passing selected value back with Select target data in the grid in a UDT handler/ SQL report
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When you create a SQL report Or UDT handler and want to link a SQL report to a field (as a choose from lis) the Select Target data functinality doesn't work. It has been defined that this is not possible but it would actually be very handy to link a SQL report to a field in a grid a pass the selected value back to the screen
See here a configurationL:
How it should work. Double click on the column, an sql report with the values opens. Select the value and it will be transferred to the grid.
This is the comment that is currently in the help. Wonder why this is not supported as Boyum support advice me to put in a DEV request.
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A bit of background why this does not exist:
There are two grid-like structures in SAP; a Matrix and Grid. They have the same visuals so only small clues (like one is zero-based can tell them apart).
All SAP GUI uses Matrix and the Grid is only for Add-ons (they can use both types).
SQL Report’s select back system was built back in October 2008 with primarily Documents in mind and that is the main reason it never supported the grid (The request have come up 2-3 times before in the last 11 years, but not enough to make the investment of making it (not a small thing as it is as mentioned a very different GUI element)
On top of the investment, there is also some expectation management. If we were to do this it would not be able to support multi-select back (it could perhaps on some Boyum controlled screens but no on any generic Grid from any add-on). The reason for this is that if we did we would not be able to adhere to the Add-on that owns the Grid’s business logic (as it is in their code).
IMHO above would confuse (Sometimes SQL report can select back, but not multi-select) so please bear this in mind when you vote for this (as always we are vote-driven and if enough ask for this from different companies we will consider it)
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Thank you for your request.
The development team have now added it to our internal planning-system for evaluation.
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We also cannot add a UDV to any field on the UDT Handler screen.
Allowing us to add a UDV or use B1UP SQL Report as a search and select feature would be greatly appreciated.
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