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For the ALV output, independent of the ALV tool, you are able to choose
between up to three display types:
Classic ABAP list
The ALV output takes up the whole screen. This means you are only able
to display one ALV output. The screen is part of ALV.
Full screen display
The ALV output takes up the whole screen. This means you are only able
to display one ALV output. The screen is part of ALV.
In a SAP GUI container
You create a container of class CL_GUI_CONTAINER on your screen. The
ALV output is displayed in this container. With this type of display, you are
able, for example, to display more than ALV output on the screen or to mix
the output with other SAP Enjoy controls.
You are also able to display the simple, two-dimensional table and the
hierarchical-sequential list in a separate dialog box, the ALV popup.
The table that follows shows which display types you are able to use in which
ALV tool:
Note
Some functions that you are able to apply with the ALV object model are not
available in all display types. In the following chapters of this document, you
will learn which functions you can use where and where you cannot use them.
In places where the functions differ, you will find the following table:
Display type Classic ABAP List Fullscreen In the Container
ALV Tool
Hierarchical-sequential list No