Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-BMT-OM (Application Component) Organizational Management⤷
SP00 (Package) Organization and Planning
Basic Data
| Data Element | SEARK |
| Short Description | Search Term |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | CHAR12 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 12 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 12 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | SEARK | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Search trm |
| Medium | 15 | Search Term |
| Long | 20 | Search Term |
| Heading | 55 | Search Term |
Documentation
Definition
In this field you can enter a search term to search for objects which you want to work with (organizational units, qualifications, events etc).
Procedure
There are three ways to search for objects. You can
- enter the object abbreviation or part or all of the object name and choose Enter. The system generates a list of all objects which correspond to the text entered. Select an object from this list.
- enter '*' and Enter. The system lista all existing objects, select one of these objects.
- use the possible entries key (F4) for a serach help or search helps corresponding to the object type.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0001
Definition
This field contains a unique 8-digit numerical code, that represents a specific work center.
Use
The use of this field differs according to what you are trying to do: create work centers, or change, delete, display and list them.
To CREATE work centers:
- Enter an exclamation mark ! in the Work center field. (This assumes you use internally applied numbers.)
- Select Object under infotypes.
- Select a status (if you have not setup a default status).
- Select Create.
To CHANGE, DISPLAY, DELETE, or LIST work centers:
Use this field to "lookup" the work center you want to work with. There are three ways to do so. You can:
- Type in as much of the work center abbreviation as you can remember, for example, headq. The system produces a list of work center that match the text. Select a work center from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all work centers that exist in the current plan. Select a work center from the list.
- Invoke the Matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow. - (See Windows help for more information on Matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0003
Definition
This field contains a unique 8-digit numerical code, that represents a specific job.
Use
The use of this field differs according to what you are trying to do: create jobs, or change, delete, display and list them.
To CREATE jobs:
- Enter an exclamation mark ! in the Job field. (This assumes you use internally applied numbers.)
- Select Object under infotypes.
- Select a status (unless you have setup a default status)
- Select Create.
To CHANGE, DISPLAY, DELETE, or LIST jobs:
Use this field to "lookup" the job you want to work with. There are three ways to do so. You can:
- Type in as much of the job abbreviation as you can remember, for example, manager. The system produces a list of jobs that match the text. Select a job from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all jobs that exist in the current plan. Select a job from the list.
- Invoke the Matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow - (See Windows help for more information on Matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0010
Definition
This field contains a unique 8-digit numerical code, that represents a specific organizational unit.
Use
The use of this field differs according to what you are trying to do: create organizational units, or change, delete, display and list them.
To CREATE organizational units:
- Enter an exclamation mark ! in the Organizational unit field. (This assumes you use internally applied numbers.)
- Select Object under Infotypes.
- Select a status (if you have not setup a default status).
- Select Create.
To CHANGE, DISPLAY, DELETE, or LIST organizational units:
Use this field to "lookup" the organizational unit you want to work with. There are three ways to do so. You can:
- Type in as much of the organizational unit abbreviation as you can remember, for example, manu. The system produces a list of organizational units that match the text. Select an organizational unit from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all organizational units that exist in the current plan. Select an organizational unit from the list.
- Invoke the Matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow. - (See Windows help for more information on Matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0013
Definition
This field contains a unique 8-digit numerical code, that represents a specific position.
Use
The use of this field differs according to what you are trying to do: create positions, or change, delete, display and list them.
To CREATE positions:
- Enter an exclamation mark ! in the Position field. (This assumes you use internally applied numbers.)
- Select Object under infotypes.
- Select a status (if you have not setup a default status).
- Select Create .
To CHANGE, DISPLAY, DELETE, or LIST positions:
Use this field to "lookup" the position you want to work with. There are three ways to do so. You can:
- Type in as much of the position abbreviation as you can remember, for example, secr. The system produces a list of positions that match the text. Select a position from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all positions that exist in the current plan. Select a position from the list.
- Invoke the Matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow - (See Windows help for more information on Matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0014
Definition
This field contains a unique 8-digit numerical code, that represents a specific task.
Use
The use of this field differs according to what you are trying to do: create tasks, or change, delete, display and list them.
To CREATE tasks:
- Enter an exclamation mark ! in the Task field. (This assumes you use internally applied numbers.)
- Select Object under infotypes.
- Select a status (if you have not setup a default status).
- Select Create.
To CHANGE, DISPLAY, DELETE, or LIST tasks:
Use this field to "lookup" the task you want to work with. There are three ways to do so. You can:
- Type in as much of the task abbreviation as you can remember, for example, answer p. The system produces a list of tasks that match the text. Select a task from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all tasks that exist in the current plan. Select a task from the list.
- Invoke the Matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow - (See Windows help for more information on Matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0510
Use
Use this field to identify the organizational unit you want to use as the root unit, when working in Quick Setup. The root unit is the organizational unit the system uses as the highest level object in a structure. The system builds the structure from the root unit, down.
NOTE: An organizational plan must contain at least one organizational unit, to work in Quick Setup. If the system detects your plan has no organizational units, the system automatically prompts you to create one.
Procedure
This field is a lookup field that allows you to identify the required organizational unit, without knowing its object ID. There are different lookup methods. You can:
- Type in as much of the unit abbreviation as you remember and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all units that match the text. Select a unit from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system lists all units. Select a unit from the list.
- Invoke the matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow
(See Windows help for information on matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 0560
Use
Use this field to identify the particular object (a person or user) that should be related with a position.
Procedure
You can use this field to lookup the object. You can:
- Type in as much of the person or user name as you remember and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of objects that match the text. Select from the list.
- Type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system lists all objects. Select from the list.
- Type in the person or user name.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 1000
Use
The Search String field contains an 8-digit number that represents an individual object, such as a business event, qualification, organizational unit, and so on.
Procedure
Use this field to identify a single object that an inquiry/report should document, by naming an object ID. To do so either:
- type in the appropriate object ID, or
- request a list of objects and make a selection by either:
. typing in an asterisk * and pressing <Enter>, or
. pressing F4 to invoke the PD lookup function
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 1001
Use
The Search string field is a lookup field. It allows you to identify the different objects you want to work with (organizational units, qualifications, business events, and so on), when you do not
know their object IDs.
Procedure
You can use different methods to lookup objects. You can:
- type in as much of the object abbreviation as you remember and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all objects that match the text. Select an object from the list.
- type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system lists all objects. Select an object from the list.
- invoke the matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow
(See Windows help for information on matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 2001
Use
To CREATE work centers either:
- Leave this field blank, and click on the Execute pushbutton, or
- IF your enterprise uses an external object numbering system (this is uncommon), type in an appropriate object number.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 2003
Use
To CREATE jobs either:
- Leave the Job field blank, and click on the Execute pushbutton, or
- IF your enterprise uses an external object numbering system (this is uncommon), type in an appropriate object number.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 2010
Use
To CREATE organizational units either:
- Leave the Organizational unit field blank, and click on the Execute pushbutton, or
- IF your enterprise uses an external object numbering system (this is uncommon), type in an appropriate object number.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 2013
Use
To CREATE positions either:
- Leave the Position field blank, and click on the Execute pushbutton, or
- IF your enterprise uses an external object numbering system (this is uncommon), type in an appropriate object number.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 2014
Use
To CREATE tasks either:
- Leave the Task field blank, and click on the Execute pushbutton, or
- IF your enterprise uses an external object numbering system (this is uncommon), type in an appropriate object number.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 3000
Use
This field is a lookup field. It allows you to identify the objects you want to work with (organizational units, business events, and so on), when you do not know their object IDs.
Procedure
Use this field to lookup the objects you want to report on. In Information Systems, the selected object, as well as all its underlying objects, will be presented in Graphics.
There are three ways to do lookups. You can:
- type in as much of the object abbreviation as you remember and press <Enter>. The system lists all objects that match the text. Select an object from the list.
- type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system lists all objects. Select an object from the list.
- invoke the matchcode feature by:
. pressing F4, or
. clicking on the down arrow.
(See Windows help for information on matchcodes.)
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 7001
Use
Object short name for a business event organizer.
Enter the name of a business event organizer here.
The entry is not relevant for the list of free or reserved rooms. However, if you create a room reservation from this list, the name of the organizer is transferred to the data screen.
Similarly, when you choose the function create room reservation, the name of the organizer you entered will be transferred to the data screen. As far as the other pushbuttons are concerned, if you enter a name, the lists output only display room reservations for this particular organizer.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 7002
Use
Details of room location
When you enter a business event location, the search for a room or for a room reservation is limited to this location. All rooms and room reservations at this business event location are taken into consideration. You can use the Matchcode feature.
As far as the pushbuttons are concerned, if you enter a business event location, the lists only include room reservations at this particular location. This does not apply if you enter an organizer. An organizer has higher priority that a location, so that the lists include room reservations of an organizer.
You can create a hierarchy of business event locations with the relationship 003, whereby rooms in a lower hierarchy automatically belong to a superior hierarchy.
Procedure
You can only create a hierarchy of locations with transaction PP01 or PP02. You cannot do so using the data transaction PP31 of Room Reservations planning.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 7003
Use
Object short name for a business event organizer.
Enter the name of a business event organizer here.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 7004
Use
Object short text for canteen
Name of kitchen facilities or canteen catering for lunch. You can use the PD Matchcode feature here.
Supplementary Documentation - SEARK 7661
Use
The search term is used to define the quantity of the objects to be chosen without knowledge of the respective object IDs (similar to access path type and access path value).
As a search term, a string is entered, which is checked against the object code (and, if necessary, designation); In this case it is possible to use replacement characters in the search string, where * stands for any character string and + for exactly one character. The character string entered is extended at the end by *; So if, for example, SAP is entered as a search term, the search pattern SAP* is used internally, that is, objects which start with the character string SAP in the identification code are searched for; If *SAP* is entered as a search term, objects are searched for which contain the character string SAP in the identification code or in the description (or in both).
All objects which are recognized as a target word according to the entered search term are displayed in a list and can then be flagged as relevant. All objects marked as relevant are then transferred with their object ID into the table of the object IDs to be chosen.
The search function requires that the plan version and the object type have already been entered. In order to avoid unnecessarily long runtimes during searching, a threshold value can be defined in table T77S0 so that the search is cancelled if the number of data records defined in table was read.
By prefixing the character '>' before the search term, you can branch to the definition of restrictions which should be taken into account for the objects displayed in the selection list.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
