6.5    Input Help

When searching for certain criteria, SAP provides the input help at specific points. You can call the input help with by pressing (F4). If no input help can be displayed, a selection list is presented.

Let’s use Transaction MMBE as an example to show how the input help can be deployed:

1. Start Transaction MMBE (Material Stock List).
2. Leave the cursor in the Material field, and press (F4). A search window opens in which you can enter the various criteria that you want to search (Figure 6.17). Press (Enter) to run the search.
   

   Figure 6.17    Search Window

   [»]  Search Pattern

   It isn’t necessary to enter the entire search term. If you don’t know the entire term, you can use a search pattern. For example, if you search for the Material short text “blank”, you can use the following search patterns:

   • *lank*: Finds all criteria that contain “lank”.
   • *lank: Finds all criteria that begin with any letter combination and end with “lank”.