Editing Table Controls (SAP Library

Editing Table Controls

Changing the Size and Position

You must select the table control in the Screen Painter before you can modify it. When a table control is selected, handles appear on three sides of it. You can use these to move or resize the table control.

Use the square handle on top of the table control to reposition it. Use the diamond-shaped handles to resize it.

Arranging Columns

To rearrange the columns in a table control, choose a column and drag it to its new position. The system automatically rearranges the column headings.

To move a column to a position that is not currently visible (scrolled off the screen):

Select the column and its column heading (if it has one), and drag them out of the table control.
Scroll through the table control until the required position is visible.
Move the column and its heading back into the table control at the new position.

Note

You can also use the cut and paste functions to move columns within the table control. Alternatively, you can enter the new column number directly in the table control attributes.

To delete a column heading, select it and choose Edit ® Delete. You can delete the contents of a column in the same manner. When you delete a column, the system also deletes its heading.

To allow users to select columns in the table control, set the column sel. attribute. You can also decide whether to allow single or multiple column selection. The default setting is single selection.

Editing a Row

You can also allow users to select rows in a table control. To do this, you must set the Line sel. attribute. Again, you can choose whether to allow single or multiple line selection. In addition, you must mark the w/ SelColumn field and enter a field name into the adjacent field. This name allows you to query which line the user selected from your ABAP program.

See also

Table Control Attributes