Field Label in ALV Header

Question

Hello
Is there a way to use the field label in the header of a ALV grid?
I am currently using a hard coded solution, and i know it's not good.
form buildfieldcat .
  clear wa_fcat.
  refresh it_fcat.
  wa_fcat-col_pos = '1'.
  wa_fcat-tabname = 'KNA1'.
  wa_fcat-fieldname = 'KUNNR'. " I want to use the field label of this field in the header...
  wa_fcat-seltext_l = 'Customer Number'. " ...To not use this line.
  wa_fcat-outputlen = 15.
  wa_fcat-key = 'X'.
  wa_fcat-no_zero = 'X'.
I hope my query was clear. Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Hi,
If you want header columns from Dictionary field labels, instead of hardcoding, you can follow what fellow SDNs mentioned.
Here is the solution.
<li>define internal table like this.
TYPES:
      BEGIN OF t_mard,
       werks TYPE mard-werks,
       lgort TYPE mard-lgort,
       matnr TYPE mard-matnr,
       insme TYPE mard-insme,
       einme TYPE mard-einme,
       speme TYPE mard-speme,
      END OF t_mard.
DATA:
      w_mard TYPE t_mard.
DATA:
      i_mard TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_mard.
<li>Buidl fieldcatalog internal table like below . It works
  PERFORM build_fcat USING:
        "Field   Int Tab  ref field ref table
        'WERKS' 'I_MARD' 'WERKS'    'MARD',
        'LGORT' 'I_MARD' 'LGORT'    'MARD',
        'MATNR' 'I_MARD' 'MATNR'    'MARD',
        'INSME' 'I_MARD' 'INSME'    'MARD',
        'EINME' 'I_MARD' 'EINME'    'MARD',
        'SPEME' 'I_MARD' 'SPEME'    'MARD'.
*&      Form  BUILD_FCAT
FORM build_fcat  USING  l_field l_tab ref_field ref_tab.
  w_fieldcat-fieldname     = l_field.
  w_fieldcat-tabname       = l_tab.
  w_fieldcat-ref_fieldname = ref_field.
  w_fieldcat-ref_tabname   = ref_tab.
*  w_fieldcat-seltext_m    = l_text.
  APPEND w_fieldcat TO i_fieldcat.
  CLEAR w_fieldcat.
ENDFORM.                    " BUILD_FCAT
<li> You can check program [here|http://hr-abap-freeeducation.blogspot.com/2008/04/alv-list-display_17.html]
I hope that it solves your problem.
Thanks
Venkat.O