Fiori Elements List Report Selection Field Value Help

Annotate the selection field with @ObjectModel.foreignkey.association.

Association for a field can be used as a check table for the field. Define value help dialog by reference an association with foreign key relationship.

It is important to association. Normally, only technical key fields of a business entity have the association to other views. In the search help window, only the key field and one field annotated with @semantics.text:true can be displayed in the search result window.

@Consumption.valuehelp: ‘<association_name>’ to annotate the selection field for value help.

Steps to create modeled value help CDS view

  1. create CDS view, and select required data from table or another CDS view. Expose required fields for value help.
  2. apply calculation or calculated fields if required
  3. create association from main CDS view to value help CDS view, associate them with a selection field
  4. annotate the selection field with @Consumption.valuehelp:'<association_name>’
  5. dont’t forget to expose association