Cell tooltip on ALV

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I want to display a tooltip when the user puts the mouse over a cell in an ALV. I know that it's possible for the whole column but is it possible for a single cell? Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi SAPer,

I've had the same problem, that's how I found this yet unanswered thread.

I could solve my problem by using the combination of an icon with a tooltip-text,

the last of which can be changed for every cell of the ALV-Grid, if you want.

I defined the field in the field catalogue as CHAR45 (based on length 5 being the

maximum length of an icon code and 40 being the maximum length for a tooltip)

and set the flag lvc_s_fcat-icon = 'X'. For filling in the value in the demanded

syntax '&<ICON_CODE>/Q<quickinfo-text>&' I used SAPs standard function

module 'ICON_CREATE'.

Hope this helps

regards

Andreas

[Former Member]

Thanks Andreas for your answer. I got the point, but could you please provide a snipet of code, it would be very helpful. Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi SAPer,

no problem - the following is very much simplified, but I hope it helps.

As a result of this example your ALV-Grid column would show a single green

LED icon with the Tooltipp-text 'Text in Tooltipp' (exciting, isn't it?) :

1. My ALV uses a DDIC-reference structure to provide the field attributes.

The field named 'ICON_FIELD' is included there, defined as CHAR45.

2. Adaptations to this field in the field catalog subroutine of my program:

  LOOP AT lvc_t_fcat INTO lvc_s_fcat.
    CASE lvc_s_fcat-fieldname.
      .....
      WHEN 'ICON_FIELD'.
        lvc_s_fcat-col_pos = '2'.   "column position in Grid
        lvc_s_fcat-icon = 'X'.      "Output as Icon
        lvc_s_fcat-outputlen = '2'. "Outputlength in grid
      .....
    ENDCASE.
    MODIFY lvc_t_fcat FROM lvc_s_fcat.
  ENDLOOP.

3. The routine, that fills the content of the field for the it_outtab table parameter

of method set_table_for_first_display (the stated 'Text in Tooltipp' is just for

explanation purposes here, actually I use program text-symbols there)

  CALL FUNCTION 'ICON_CREATE'
    EXPORTING
      name   = icon_led_green
      info   = 'Text in Tooltipp' 
    IMPORTING
      RESULT = wa_outtab-icon_field.

best regards

Andreas

[Former Member]

Have you looked at the report SALV_TEST_TOOLTIPS...? this has different tooltips for lots of different cells... And some of the other demos (SALV_DEMO_HIERSEQ_COLUMN, SALV_DEMO_TABLE_COLUMNS, SALV_TEST_HIERSEQ_COLUMNS, SALV_TEST_TABLE_COLUMNS) also call the "add_tooltip" method.

[Former Member]

Thanks for the valuable hint, Jonathan.

I've recently changed from using the 'REUSE_ALV...' - function modules to

working with the CL_GUI_ALV_GRID classes directly but I'm afraid I don't

know all of the available methods yet. Good to know, thanks !

[Former Member]

Hi guys, thanks a lot for your input.

Andreas: Your code was very helpful, and i managed indeed to create an ALV with a column that contains an icon with a tooltip. But it would be really great if i could put an icon and a text in the same column so that, for example, i could have the column contain a short text that is displayed and once i put the mouse on it the long text apears, this way i will have both text visible on the same column. Do you know how to do that?

Jonathan: Actually i looked for the report you mentioned (SALV_DEMO_HIERSEQ_COLUMN, SALV_DEMO_TABLE_COLUMNS, SALV_TEST_HIERSEQ_COLUMNS) but couldn't find them, may i draw your attention toi the fact that I am working on version 4.7

Thanks again.

[Former Member]

Hi SAPer,

I'm afraid I don't know how to do that. I can't find the mentioned sample reports

either (we have 4.7 as well) and I scanned the available ALV-Grid methods

thoroughly - but in vain - for appropriate functions.

Sorry.

Andreas

[Former Member]

Hello again,

I almost don't dare to suggest the following (since it is so simple and

I didn't want to imply you might possibly not have been aware of it,

escpecially since it actually is NOT what you're looking for exactly):

The ALV automatically comes up with a tooltipp for fields which are

displayed in a column being too small for displaying the field content.

If you declared a field of - let's say - length 60, 10 being for your short

text, 50 for the additional information, and you sized the column just big

enough for the first 10 characters....

regards

Andreas

[Former Member]

Well it appears to me that your solution is the best i can have. But I will leave the thread open just in case someone finds a better solution (although i highly doubt it). Thanks again for your help, you get your credit for a very helpful solution though

[gary_king2]

So, Are we saying that you can display tooltips for a particular field if you use some kind of icon?.

Both the two example programs provided by SAP seem to be ICON related, so I'm wondering it's not possible to have tooltip without an ICON being displayed.

In short, I have an ALV and I want to have a tooltip at a selected field for a selected row. Do you think this will be possible?.

Gary King

[former_member305750]

Since is possible with an ICON, i couldn't find an answer for non ICON cell, i tried with function module ICON_CREATE and it works.

Try this code.

     CALL FUNCTION 'ICON_CREATE'
       EXPORTING
         name   = '@5F@'                    "ICON_SPACE
         text   = 'text i want in my cell'
         info   = 'tool tip info'
       IMPORTING
         RESULT = l_cell.

It put's a blank icon in the cell, the text i want for the cell and a tooltip.