Now that we've activated all of the remarkable features highlighted in the previous exercises, there's just one more step to complete. We want our users to have the ability to save the settings that they've applied in the sap.ui.mdc controls. To achieve this, we'll incorporate a VariantManagement control.
We'll utilize the sap/ui/fl/variants/VariantManagement control. This does not only provide persistence for user settings but also offers support for key user adaptations. The implementation is straightforward, replace the Title control as follows:
<f:DynamicPageTitle>
<f:heading>
<vm:VariantManagement id="variants" for="filterbar, table"/>
</f:heading>
</f:DynamicPageTitle>Try it and create your favorite variant! How easy was that? 😎 The following image shows a custom variant named "Very High Mountains" that adds a FilterField for the Height property.
ℹ️ For this tutorial we use a local storage persistency, which does not protect data by default and is not meant for productive use. On BTP, SAP S/4 HANA or ABAP platform we recommend SAPUI5 flexibility services. For more information, see Features and Availability.
Bravo! We've successfully built a fully customizable list report application using sap.ui.mdc. We've learned how to manipulate the controls with the relevant delegates and discovered methods to customize and extend them. Armed with this toolkit, we're now equipped to develop metadata-driven applications for any UI5 model and protocol! Congratulations! 🎉