SAP Fiori Elements Framework Table / List Table Features

Updated: June 28, 2023
SAPUI5 Version 1.114

Table Features

Intro

The SAP Fiori elements templates support the features and settings for a table detailed below.

For design information see the table guidelines, starting with Table Overview, and the links within this article.

Feature Availability

 

Table Settings

  

Availability
Column Heading Labels You set these.
Tooltips on Column Header Labels Available for exceptional use cases with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4
Clear All When the selection of multiple rows is enabled, the Clear All  checkbox is displayed by default for:

  • Grid tables, analytical tables and tree tables in both list reports and object pages
  • Responsive tables in a list report with SAP Fiori elements for OData V2

You can change the default options.
Select All With SAP Fiori elements for OData V4, when the selection of multiple rows is enabled for a responsive table in an object page, the Select All  checkbox is displayed by default.

You can change the default.
Sticky Column Header Behavior Default, you can turn it off.
Column Width The default width depends on the column contents. You can change it.
Column Importance In a responsive table, by default, all columns have an importance of none, except for list report columns for key fields. These have high importance.

You can change the level of importance.
Labels for Multiple Fields in a Column Available in responsive tables with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4
Ascending Sort Order on a Column Default, you can change it.
Grouping Available in responsive and analytical tables
Number of Table Rows Displayed at Once Work with the development team to find the best compromise between optimal user experience and optimal technical performance.
No Data Found Text Default, replace the generic placeholder text with text that’s meaningful to the user.
Message Strip above the Table You can display a custom message above the table in the:

  • List report, object page, and analytical page with SAP Fiori elements for OData V2
  • List report with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4

In the object page, by default, a message strip is displayed when there are errors in the table.

When there are multiple messages, the one with the highest severity is displayed.
 

List Report and Analytical Page Only

  

Availability
Number of Table Levels Expanded at Initial Load Default, you can change the number for the tree table and analytical table.
 

Object Page Only

  

Availability
Message Strip for Rows with Errors Default
Rows Displayed in a Grid Table Depends on the table height, which adjusts to the available onscreen space for an object page with:

  • Anchor bar navigation and a single section that contains only a grid table
  • Tab bar navigation and a current tab that contains only a grid table

Table Settings


Tooltips on Column Header Labels

Warning
Available with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4, the tooltips on the column header label feature makes sense only when the users always work on a desktop with a mouse. The users must hover on the column header to see the tooltips.

Clear All / Select All

When the selection of multiple rows is enabled for a table, the Clear All checkbox is displayed by default in the table header for the selection column in most cases, as shown in the table below. The exception is for the responsive table in the object page.

Information
To select a range of items when the Clear All checkbox is displayed, users can select an item, press Shift, and select others.

Floorplan

 Table Type

Selection Default

Number of Rows Users Can Select
List Report Grid table

Analytical table

Tree table

 Clear All   Limited to 200 rows by default

You can change the limit, but we recommend you consult the application team on how the change would impact  performance.
List Report Responsive table Clear All   Limited to the number of rows displayed on the interface
Object Page Grid table

Analytical table

Tree table

 Clear All   Limited to 200 rows by default

You can change the limit, but we recommend you consult the application team on how the change would impact  performance.
Object Page Responsive table Select All   Limited to the number of rows displayed on the interface

Select All Behavior

In a responsive table, when the users select the Select All  checkbox, a limited number of items in the table are selected, not all.

A message informs users that “Only the first n of the items you selected were added to the selection,” where “n” equals the number of items loaded on the interface.

Warning
For grid tables, analytical tables, and tree tables, changing the the default from the Clear All checkbox to the Select All  checkbox can result in significant performance issues because the Select All   loads all the table rows to the frontend.

Always ask the application developers about the impact on performance before you consider such a change.

Guidelines
When the object page is in tab bar mode, we recommend enabling the Clear All action when the selection of multiple rows is enabled.

Column Width

The default column width varies according to the column contents:

  • Text: can range from 3 to 20 rem
  • Image: 5 rem
  • Rating or progress indicator: 6.875 rem
  • Chart: 20 rem

You can can change the width.

Developer Hint
For more information, refer the development team to Setting the Default Column Width.

Column Importance in Responsive Tables

By default:

  • Key fields have high importance in list reports.
  • Other columns have the importance of none and are handled like columns assigned medium importance.

You can change the level of importance.

The importance assigned to a column determines whether or not the table displays its values onscreen when screen space is limited:

  • The values from high importance columns are always displayed onscreen — as columns or in the pop-in area, depending on the screen size.
  • The values in columns with low importance are first to be hidden.

When at least one column is hidden, the table toolbar displays the Show Details button so users can view the previously hidden columns in the table pop-in area. After the user clicks Show Details to display the column, the action changes to Hide Details.

You can also assign an importance to custom columns.

For more information, see:


Freezing Columns

You can freeze the first columns of an analytical table, grid table, or tree table so that they always remain visible when the users scroll the table horizontally. You specify the number of columns.

Developer Hint
For more information, refer application developers to Tables.

Labels for Multiple Fields in a Column

By default, with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4, when a column contains a field group with more than one field, the labels for those fields are not displayed.

You can enable the display of a label for each field. The field group label then is displayed as the column title in the header.


Sort Order

By default, the sort order for a column is ascending.

You can:

  • Set the default sort order to descending.
  • Define other, customized sort orders.

For more information, see the sort guidelines according to table type:


Number of Table Rows Displayed at Once

By default, a responsive table loads the following number of rows at once:

  • 20 rows in a list report.
  • 10 rows in an object page with multiple sections.

When more rows exist, the users can click the More button at the end of the table to view additional rows.

With SAP Fiori elements for OData V2, you can change the default number.

For an object page that includes one section and one subsection, the responsive table loads 20 rows and the user can scroll to view additional ones.

Guidelines
Work with the development team to find the best compromise between optimal user experience and optimal technical performance.

Grouping

Grouping is available in responsive and analytical tables.

You can define the format of the grouping headers.

For more information, see:



No Data Found Text

By default, the following text is displayed when no data is found.

  • When the user has not applied filters, the text is “No data found.”
  • When the user has applied filters from the personalization dialog, the text is: “No data found. Try adjusting the search or filter parameters.”
Guidelines
Replace the generic text with text that’s meaningful to the user.

List Report and Analytical Page Only

Initial Expansion of Table Levels

By default, on initial load, the following expandable tables are expanded to this number of levels:

  • Responsive table: 1 level
  • Tree table: 1 level
  • Analytical table: 0 levels

You can change the default value for the tree table and analytical tables.

Developer Hint
For more information, refer the development team to Initial Expansion Level for Tables in List Reports & Analytical List Pages.

Object Page Only

Message Strip for Rows with Errors

When table rows contain errors, a message strip is displayed above the table. It contains a Filter Items link that lets users see only the rows with errors. After the users click the link, a Clear Filter link replaces it.


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