ALV sort column problem

Question

Hi all - I have an ALV with standard sort functionality in each column. Let's say that I have 20 rows with 5 columns, the first column has a record in every row but another column in some rows are empty but in other rows that column has data.
If I click the sort functionality (next to the label of the column) in a column that has empty spaces and values it will show the data sorted but the empty spaces are shown like a whole blank column (it losses the line that divided the rows) and it's kind of confusing, if the column is completely empty and I click sort of course nothing will get sort but the column looks all white (no lines at the row level)
Is there anyway that I can eliminate that white space and if is empty is empty I dont want to lose the line that divide the rows?
thanks!
Jason P-V

Answer 1

hi
it might be dumping as in your mentioned code snippet you are not taking the reference of the field and so it will be intial
Try using the following code instead -
DATA: lo_cmp_usage            TYPE ref to if_wd_component_usage.
  DATA: lr_salv_wd_table        TYPE REF TO iwci_salv_wd_table.
DATA: lr_function_settings    TYPE REF TO CL_SALV_WD_CONFIG_TABLE.
Data: lr_field_curr                   TYPE REF TO CL_SALV_WD_FIELD.
*create an instance of ALV component
  lo_cmp_usage =   wd_this->wd_cpuse_OVERVIEW_PAYMENT_ALV( ). "My ALV Usage Name OVERVIEW_PAYMENT_ALV
* if not initialized, then initialize
  if lo_cmp_usage->has_active_component( ) is initial.
    lo_cmp_usage->create_component( ).
  endif.
* get ALV component
  lr_salv_wd_table = wd_this->wd_cpifc_OVERVIEW_PAYMENT_ALV( ).
  lr_function_settings ? = lr_salv_wd_table->get_model( ).
        CALL METHOD LR_FUNCTION_SETTINGS->IF_SALV_WD_FIELD_SETTINGS~GET_FIELD
          EXPORTING
            FIELDNAME = 'CON_CURR'  " ALV Column Name
          RECEIVING
            VALUE     = lr_field_curr.
        CALL METHOD LR_FIELD_CURR->IF_SALV_WD_SORT~SET_GROUPING_ALLOWED ( exporting value = abap_false ).
Hope this helps