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Definition

The ABAP list is a list view in SAP GUI which displays formatted text using defined character width fonts. The text types displayed in the ABAP list are:

  • Unstructured texts

  • Table content

  • Hierarchical data

Use

You can use the arrow keys to navigate the text cursor in an ABAP list. You can access other areas of the list by simply moving the text cursor up or down, left or right. This includes areas that do not contain any data, such as the space between the last word in a line and the actual end of the line.

Access

ABAP lists support sequential element navigation. This means that you can move the focus forwards to an ABAP list using Tab or backwards to an ABAP list using Shift + Tab. To switch between visual groups or areas of an ABAP list, choose Ctrl + Tab or Shift + Ctrl + Tab.

Help Function

You can open the context menu for the ABAP list by choosing the context menu key or Shift + F10. The context menu contains the same list of functions regardless of the point in the ABAP list from which you access it. If an item of the ABAP list has a tool tip, you can call it up by choosing Ctrl + q.

Internal Navigation

ABAP list displaying unstructured data in a text field

In an editable text field, you can use the same functions as those in an input field.

ABAP list displaying structured data in a table

To move within the fields, choose Tab or Shift + Tab. Use Arrow left or Arrow right to move the text cursor between the characters. You can use Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End to go directly to the first or last field in the table.

ABAP list displaying hierarchical structured data in a tree or a hierarchical-sequential list

Choose F2 to open a parent node in a tree and display its child items. You can use Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End to go directly to the first or last item in the ABAP list.

To navigate up or down between successive hierarchy levels (from parent to child or back), use Alt + Ctrl + Arrow right or Alt + Ctrl + Arrow left. To scroll directly between items at the same hierarchy level, choose Ctrl + Arrow down or Ctrl + Arrow up. In a hierarchical-sequential list, you can switch between items with multiple lines by choosing Alt + Ctrl + Arrow up or Alt + Ctrl + Arrow down.