SAP List Viewer Object Model for ABAP Developers: Building Dynamic, Interactive, and User-Friendly Alv Reports

This book is the ultimate resource for building interactive, professional-grade ALV reports using ABAP's powerful SALV framework. Starting with the evolution of ALV and your first grid implementation, the book walks you through the essentials of the CL_SALV_TABLE object. From mastering column properties and controlling standard toolbar functions to applying sorting, filtering, and custom display settings, you'll gain the tools to tailor the user experience to fit any business requirement. Step-by-step examples and clear guidance help you build polished, functional reports quickly and efficiently.

As the book progresses, you'll explore more advanced techniques, including user interaction through event handling, custom toolbar functions, aggregation logic, and dynamic selections. You'll dive into layout variants, cell-level customization, ALV in Dynpro, form-based outputs, and print-ready formats. Special focus is given to ALV with Integrated Data Access (IDA) for handling large data volumes, as well as hierarchical and tree structures using CL_SALV_HIERSEQ_TABLE and CL_SALV_TREE. With real-world use cases, practical labs, and helpful appendices on performance tuning and flight data setup, this book equips SAP developers of all levels to deliver high-quality, scalable ALV solutions across enterprise environments.

You Will:

• Learn to build interactive ALV reports using CL_SALV_TABLE, from basic to advanced
• Learn integration of ALV in Dynpro screens and use of Form Design Objects
• Learn to optimize performance using ALV with Integrated Data Access (IDA)

This book is for ABAP Developers and SAP Technical Consultants.