How to insert a new column in to the SAP ALV list

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A new column can be inserted in to the SAP ALV list by adjusting the following two entities.

  1. Structure or Type of the table.
  2. New entry in the field catalog internal table.
  • Structure or Type of the Table.

A local type is created with the new column.

              TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_contact.

                                INCLUDE STRUCTURE ztt_db_table2.

                                TYPES: new_contact_address TYPE char0064.

                            END OF ty_contact.

  • Insertion of new column details entry in field catalog.

DATA ls_field_cat TYPE lvc_s_fcat.

ls_field_cat -col_pos = 5.

ls_field_cat -fieldname = ‘NEW_CON_ADD’.

ls_field_cat -inttype = ‘C’.

ls_field_cat -datatype = ‘CHAR’.

ls_field_cat -intlen = 64.

ls_field_cat -scrtext_s= ‘New’.

ls_field_cat -scrtext_m= ‘New Contact’.

ls_field_cat -scrtext_l= ‘New Contact Address’.

APPEND ls_field_cat TO lt_field_cat.