Table maintenance generator & Table controls

[bhargava_dns]

Hi Everybody,

I am new to the ABAP development ,

i have come across table maintenance generator and table controls both are used to mange the data in the table.But

1.what is the difference between TMG and table control ?

2.Where  they are used exactly.

[eduardo_hinojosa]

Hi

Please, see the article 'Table Maintenance Generator and its Modifications' by Nimisha Agarwal in this site using the link http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-10318.

You could understand how TMG is the set of tools to create a dynpro (SAPL* and dynpros, where * is a function group), where the table control is a element of screen, where you can see all records saved in the table and you can move up and down using the scroll. With the table control you manage where is the current line, for instance. For further information, see http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/EN/45/adee2396f711d1b46b0000e8a52bed/frameset.htm

I hope this helps you

Eduardo

[bhargava_dns]

Hi Eduardo,

Even in the table controls we can do all the activities described in the table maintenance...and we can do it more effectively in the table controls..so what is the main need to TMG

[eduardo_hinojosa]

Hi

You can do modifications in the TMG because it's in your range of customer object, but remember if you regenerate TMG you will lost the modifications, and there are a lot of includes shared by other TMG's, so, be careful.

Regards

Eduardo

[gurunathkumar_dadamu]

Hi Bhargava,

To maintain the data in tables we will go for the TMG. while designing the ztables we will mwintain the large amount of data at a time in TMG easily by creating tcode for TMG.

Regards,

Gurunath Kumar D

[Former Member]

Hi,

Table control is a UI element that is used to display / change / create data and a Table maintenance generator itself is a generated table control so it will function same as table control.

Thanks,

Tooshar Bendale