SAP Adding fields to dynamic selection for fbln transactions (2)

Add New Field on the Dynamic
Selection Screen of Any Report
Using Logical Database

Applies to:
ECC 6.0
For more information, visit the ABAP homepage.

Summary
Any report or Transaction code which uses Logical Database has a feature to show dynamic selection
screen, which contains the fields of the tables associated with corresponding Logical Database. Here we will
learn how to make any field available on the Dynamic Selection Screen.

Author: Anurita Waghe
Company: Larsen & Toubro InfoTech Ltd
Created on: 3 Aug 2009

Author Bio
The author has 4.5 years of experience in SAP ABAP and is working with L&T InfoTech. She has worked for
various Support and Implementation Projects which includes ABAP developments.

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Add New Field on the Dynamic Selection Screen of Any Report Using Logical Database

Table of Contents
Selection Screen in Logical Database ................................................................................................................ 3
Adding New Field on the Selection Screen..................................................................................................... 4
Get the Logical Database Used by the Transaction Code ........................................................................................... 4
Add the Field on Selection Screen ............................................................................................................................... 5
How It Suppresses the SAP Standard Selection View? ................................................................................... 12
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 14

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Selection Screen in Logical Database
Whenever any report is created by using Logical database or, if any Transaction Code is using any Logical
Database, in those cases we can observe that the Dynamic Selection Button automatically appears on the
Selection Screen.
As an example, below is the screenshot of Transaction code QA33 for Inspection Lot.

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On clicking that button, selection screen opens a window where user can further pass certain selection
criteria. In this case we cannot see any field on the right side, which is explained further.

We will learn how any additional field can be made available on this Dynamic Selection Screen.
As an example, Transaction Code QA33 is referred throughout the document.

Adding New Field on the Selection Screen
Now our requirement is to add new field on the left hand side folder (as well as in the selection screen) that is
not present currently.
For this we need to get the Logical Database which is used by the report.

Get the Logical Database Used by the Transaction Code
Following steps are followed to get the Program Name of any Transaction Code:
1. Execute Transaction Code QA33.
2. On the Selection Screen go to menu System > Status.
3. One pop up window appears which shows the Program name. Here RQEEAL10 is the program
associated with Transaction code QA33.
4. Double click the program name. It will navigate to the ABAP Editor of the concerned program.
5. In the ABAP Editor go to the menu Goto > Attributes. This displays the attributes of the program.
6. This shows the logical database which is used in the program. In the below screenshot it can be
observed that PGQ is the Logical Database used by the Transaction Code QA33.

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Add the Field on Selection Screen
Following steps are followed to add the field on the selection screen:
1. Go to Transaction code SE36 and give the name of Logical Database as PGQ.
2. From the Menu Bar go to Extras > Selection Views.

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3. On the next screen which appears select Origin of View as SAP and Name of View as
STANDARD, and click Display Button.

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4. This shows the Standard Selection View. In the below screen shot it can be observed that there is a
column named as ‘Preselect’. By default only those fields appear on the selection screen of
Transaction Code which are assigned to any Functional Group and the checkbox for Preselected is
selected. SAP uses the below view to generate the dynamic selection screen. The top left side
shows the Functional Groups involved with this Logical Database. Each Functional Group contains
fields from the tables that are listed on the right side e.g. QALS, QAOBJMS, QPRN, QAVE, etc. The
field which is assigned to a functional group will be available in left hand side of the dynamic
selection screen under the folder with name of the functional group.

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5. As we want to extend the SAP-delivered dynamic selections with new fields, so we must create our
own selection view. This view will have CUS as the Origin of View, and Name of View as
STANDARD. To create such a view, simply use the Copy button on the top of the screen, and copy
the SAP delivered view to a CUS view.

6. Once you check the Continue Button it will ask for the Package in which the Customized View has to
be saved. And create the Transport Request if the changes have to be transportable.
7. When the selection view is copied then go to Change mode to add the new fields.

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8. If any field is already assigned to any Functional Group then just select the Checkbox of Preselect to
make the field available for dynamic selection screen.
Save the changes.

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9. Now execute Transaction code QA33, and open the Dynamic Selection Screen. You will find the
selected fields on the right side of the selection screen.

10. In the Selection View there are some fields which are not even assigned to any Functional Group.
Let us learn how to add those fields.

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11. Scroll down the SAP Selection View, there you will find some fields that are not assigned to any
Functional Group and consequently the checkbox for Preselect does not appear for those fields.

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12. To select these fields first assign them to any Functional Group.
Here three fields STAT15, ZAEHL1 and PRBNAVV are assigned to Functional Group 01.
Fields can be assigned to different Functional Groups also.

13. Now the Preselect Checkbox appears for these fields. It can be selected as explained earlier.
And these fields can also be made available on the dynamic selection screen.

How It Suppresses the SAP Standard Selection View?
When a selection view with origin CUS and name STANDARD exists, and is assigned to a logical database,
then this view takes precedence over the SAP-defined view. When such a view does not exist for a particular
logical database, then the selection view SAP – STANDARD is used to determine the dynamic selections

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Related Content
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For more information, visit the ABAP homepage.

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice
This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
code sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials and
services offered by SAP. You agree that you will not hold, or seek to hold, SAP responsible or liable with respect to the content of this
document.

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