Create Table Control in SAP Module Pool Quickly
No CommentOne of the widely used elements in module pool is table control. The name itself indicates, it is used to display the records in tabular form. Using table control wizard it is possible to create code automatically for handling various functionalities of table control - delete, add, page up, down buttons for table control. We will go through different steps that need to follow to create a simple table control
Steps to create table control from SE80.
1. Create a program from SE80 with includes
2. Define an internal table with required fields in the top include of the program
3. Create screen to hold the Table Control
4. Use Table control Wizard for the creation (Detailed steps are mentioned below)
5. A pop-up will be displayed to input the required values
6. Fill in the required values in each pop-up window and continue till the completion of creation
7. Save the screen and activate the entire program along with all includes.
Follow these steps to create table control wizard in the screen layout:
1. Follow the path edit element -> table control wizard
2. Select the screen area(by double clicking) for placing the table control
3. A screen pop-up will be displayed. Click continue to start the wizard
4. Enter the name of the table control to be displayed and press continue
5. Here we can choose the table type for holding the table control data. It is provided with two options
a. Data Dictionary table: Any defined table type can be chosen
b. Internal Table: Any internal table that is already defined in the program can be used.
After selecting the required radio button press continue button
6. Here, an option to choose the fields to be displayed in the table control is provided. Select the required fields and proceed further with continue button
7. Next screen is provided to select different attributes for the table control wizard
a. Input/output attributes : To select the mode of display
b. Columns: To define the column option
c. Line selectability: Used for processing the selected records in table control. Indicates the selected lines in table control. (This field should be the one that was not selected for displaying in the above step -6)
8. Select the different functions required for the table control. This includes Scroll, Select/deselect and insert/delete functionalities. (All these functions are not enabled for selection if the table type selected is dictionary type as in step -5 )
9. Here one can choose the module names to place the generated code ( PBO, PAI, subroutines)
To check the step by step procedure for creating a table control with screen shots, follow this url in forums section:
http://www.madeitsimple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=569
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