Provide a basic overview of TREX search and it capabilities, including using method query_result_by _select_option from class /plmb/cl_sea_query_api to retrieve results via your own custom ABAP programs.

1. Essential
SAP Tutorial
SAP ABAP Basics:
Using TREX Quick Search
In Custom Developments
By John DeGrandchamp
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2. Tutorial Goal
 Get a basic overview of TREX search and it capabilities
 TREX is the primary search technology currently used in SAP
components
 Learn the framework to implement TREX quick search in a custom
development
 This will enable a quicker, more flexible search than standard function
modules
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3. SAP TREX Search Overview
 TREX has the ability to search structured business data as well as
unstructured documents
 TREX provides the backend technology for Enterprise Search
 TREX has several different search modes including: exact, linguistic, fuzzy
(search error tolerant), wildcards, phrase search, and Boolean operators
 TREX consists of an ABAP client and a JAVA client
 The JAVA client communicates with non-SAP applications
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4. Open Transaction SE38
 Enter your desired
name for the program
 Press the create button
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5. Enter Program Attributes
 Enter a title, program
type, program status,
application, and
press save
 Save as a local
object or to
appropriate package
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6. Create Necessary Data Declarations
 Create data variables to
communicate with
method and display
result
 Create a parameter for
user to enter quick
search
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7. Call Method For Quick Search
 Call method query_result_by
_select_option from class
/plmb/cl_sea_query_api
using the pattern button
 The object type tells the
method where to look in the
TREX index
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8. Pattern Button
 The pattern button can be used
to assist in writing code for items
such as function modules, select
statements, write statements,
and methods
 In our case we will select ‘ABAP
Object Patterns’ and enter
values as shown
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9. Write Results To Screen
 Loop the results table into a
work area
 Write the desired fields
onto the screen
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10. Selection Screen and Result Screen
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11. Conclusion
 You have now written a program that utilizes the TREX quick search
capability
 This allows users a much more flexible search format than using a
standard function module
 It is also much faster when searching large amounts of records because it
does not access the database
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12. Contact Information
Please contact us for more information about our services or solutions available.
LeverX, Inc.
800 West El Camino Real, Suite 180
Mountain View, CA 94040 USA
Tel: (650) 625 – 8347
Web Site: www.LeverX.com
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