Search help & is not active in ABAP Dictionary

Message type: E = Error

Message class: 37 - Screen Painter

Message number: 038

Message text: Search help & is not active in ABAP Dictionary



What causes this issue?

When you make entries in the field "Search help" a search help is
assigned to the input/output field being edited. This can happen either
statically or dynamically.
In this case, you have made an invalid entry.
For static assignment purposes, a valid entry is the name of a search
help which is defined in the ABAP Dictionary and also active.
For dynamic assignment purposes, a valid entry is the name of a global
variable which is defined in the program/module pool and prefixed with a
':'. At runtime, the value of the variable is then interpreted as the
name of the search help.


System Response

Input rejected.


How to fix this error?

You can get a list active search helps from the R/3 Repository
Information System or through possible entries in the ABAP Dictionary.

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