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You can use the following table functions:

Fixed Columns

You can define whether and how many columns are fixed when horizontal scrolling is used in tables and trees.

To use this function, you must activate the business function UI Framework (UI_FRW_1).

Navigation Using Cursor Keys

You can use the cursor keys to navigate from one field to another field in a table. If this navigation is done in navigation mode, the text in input fields is highlighted with a dotted line. If you start typing in a table field, you automatically switch to input mode and the cursor moves within the input field. Alternatively, you can press F12 to switch from navigation mode to input mode and back to navigation mode again.

Selection of Multiple Rows

You can select multiple rows by pressing SHIFT. This selects all rows between the selected rows. You can also add additional rows to the selection by pressing CTRL.

Optimized Scrolling

You can use optimized scrolling in tables for which vertical scrolling is enabled. With optimized scrolling, only visible rows are initially loaded. The remaining rows are loaded during scrolling and are displayed either when you slow down or stop scrolling. Once rows have been displayed, they are kept on the frontend, which accelerates the scrolling even further.

Additional Functions that You Can Enable

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For the functions described below, you must carry out additional development activities on a project basis.

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In addition to the functions described above, you can enable the following functions on a project basis:

  • Fast row selection

    You can enable fast selection of table rows, that is, the selection of rows does not trigger any roundtrip unless explicitly triggered by a button or any other action on the screen programmed to do so. You cannot use fast row selection in tables that use pagination and tables that use optimized scrolling.

    For more information, see Enabling Table Functions.

  • Fast Row Creation

    You can enable fast row creation. In tables for which edit mode is enabled, fast row creation enables you to quickly create new table rows with an accelerated roundtrip.

    For more information, see Enabling Table Functions.

    If a table is in edit mode, you can add new lines at the end of the table by pressing the tab key in the last table cell.

    Using fast row creation, you can insert one or multiple rows into a table without a roundtrip.

    When pasting data into a table, for example, from Excel, new rows are automatically created. For more information, see Copy and Paste in Tables.