list display and grid display

[Former Member]

hi SDNers,

can any one help me on what are the differences between list diplay and grid display in r3 alv reports.

quick reply is highly appreciated.

[Former Member]

Hi mahesh,

1. For all practical purposes, they are the same.

2. Some differences:

a) from abap coding point of view,

alv list is done with Function modules,

alv gris can also be done with FM,

but can also be done using OO concepts.

b) Alv grid (using oo concept) requires

designing the screen layout .

Hence, in one screen, we can show more

then one alv grid

(we cannot show more than

one alv list on one screen)

c) ALV grid uses ActiveX controls

present on the Presentation Server.

Hence, it consumes More Memory

on the presentation server.

d) ALV LIST is Display Only.

Whereas

ALV Grid Can Be made EDITABLE for entry purpose.

e) In alv grid, these options are possible,

but not in alv list.

without horizontal lines

without vertical lines

without cell merging during sorts

display total lines above the entries

I hope it helps.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

same thread.

[Former Member]

In LIST Display, you will report looks like rows with out any borders.

IN GRID display, columns and rows are displayed as TABLE fields.( mean, there will be grid for each field)

Regards

srikanth

[Former Member]

GRID_display A new function from 4.6 version, to display the results in grid rather than as a preview.