Tooltips on Column Headers

On desktop applications, all table columns display tooltips, based on the text in:

• Common.QuickInfo, when it’s visible
• The column label, in all other cases

Tooltips are available only in desktop applications because users must hover their mouse on the column header to see them.

Clear All / Select All

When the selection of multiple rows is enabled for a table in the list report and object page, the Clear All checkbox is displayed by default in the selection column header for all tables, but the responsive table. You can change the default.

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.

You can also ask the application developers to ensure the column width takes into account the contents of both the column and the column header.

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:

• Responsiveness
• Auto Popin Mode

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.

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:

• Responsive Table
• Analytical Table
• Grid Table
• Tree Table

Quick Sort on a Column

Available for any sortable column.

When a column contains a combination of fields, such an ID and a description or a field group, the users can specify a sort and sort order for each field in the column with the quick sort.

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.

Grouping

Grouping is available in responsive and analytical tables.

You can define the format of the grouping headers.

For more information, see:

• Analytical Table: Group
• Responsive Table: Group

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.”

Generic Context Menu

By default, on desktop and mobile applications, a generic context menu is activated and cannot be deactivated for:

• All table types but the tree table with SAP Fiori elements for OData V4
• All table types with SAP Fiori elements for OData V2

The generic context menu generally behaves like the standard context menu described in the corresponding table articles, linked below.

The context of the generic context menu can be either a single row or multiple selected rows.

The following action types are available on the generic context menu:

• All toolbar actions that become active only if rows are selected

Developers call them “bounded toolbar actions” or “context-dependent actions.”

• The “Open in New Tab or Window” action

It allows up to 10 items to be opened in separate tabs or windows depending on the user’s browser settings.

Similar to the standard context menu, if a control inside a row is the “click target”, and the control also provides a context menu, the control menu “wins”.

For information on the standard context menu, see:

• Context Menu (Responsive Table)
• Context Menu (Grid Table)
• Context Menu (Analytical Table)
• Context Menu Tree Table

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.

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.