sap.m.IconTabBar - Support for not showing selection.

[acacac13]

Why are you proposing this feature?

The default behavior of sap.m.IconTabBar always selects one tab as the active tab. In the content bar, pageTab and scriptTab are two separate IconTabBars, so there isn't support for having only one display an active tabbar. Since the content corresponding to pageTab and scriptTab is different, having tabs with highlighted selections on both can cause confusion.

How should a possible solution look like?

Support setting the tab bar to not show highlighted selections.

Are there alternative approaches?

No response

Any further information you would like to share?

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SAP

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Business Impact : SAC

Priority

High

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[acacac13]

I noticed there is a ShowSelection property, but it seems to be deprecated after version 1.15.0.

[LidiyaGeorgieva]

Hello @acacac13 the usage of two IconTabHeaders next to each other with shared content is not the usage the control is designed for.
You can see more information for the usage of IconTabBar in the Fiori Guidlelines: https://experience.sap.com/fiori-design-web/tab-bar-web-component/
and in the Demo Kit documentation: https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/#/api/sap.m.IconTabBar

Best Regards,
Lidiya

[acacac13]

Hi @LidiyaGeorgieva ,
I would like to know if showSelection is used to not display the highlight selection on the tab bar and the reason why it was deprecated. The scenario I provided is just one example, what I truly need is the ability to configure the tabs so they do not display highlights.

[LidiyaGeorgieva]

Hello @acacac13 this property is extremely outdated, deprecated, and non-functional. I am unsure of the reasons for its addition and subsequent deprecation. In contemporary control design, the selection is only hidden when the IconTabBar is collapsed. Once expanded, there should be a visual cue indicating the source tab of the displayed content.

Best Regards,
Lidiya