02 SAPNavigation

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5/22/2014
SAP Navigation

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Learning Objectives
1. Accessing and Logging In/Out of SAP
You will be able to:
Define new terms relating to SAP navigation
Describe the parts of an SAP screen
Log off from SAP
SAP Logon

Enter Client
Number
Enter User ID
Password
Language
SAP Easy Access Screen
Using the Navigation Area

Click
Screen Terminology
Title and Menu Bar
Standard Toolbar
- Located below Menu Bar and contains pushbuttons to common
functions such as "Save," "Back," "Exit," and "Cancel," as well as
navigation and help functions.
Application Toolbar
- Located under title bar and contains pushbuttons, which offer users
fast access to application-specific functions
Command vs. Data Entry Fields
Required Fields
- Data entry is mandatory to advance to next screen

Anatomy of a Screen: Bars
Title Bar
Menu Bar Menu Bar
Standard Toolbar
Application Toolbar
Command Field
Data Entry Field
Anatomy of a Screen: Fields
Required Field: Indicated by
a check mark
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Learning Objectives
2. Moving around SAP
You will be able to:
Demonstrate how to move around SAP
Define a transaction code and its purpose
Create multiple sessions
Enter button

Appears on application bar which
is under the title bar. Executes a
transaction and moves user to
next screen
Hitting enter button on your
keypad
Moving from screen to screen
Appears next to command field.
Used for validation of user
input or display of the next
screen, or both
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Moving from Screen to Screen: Standard Toolbar
Back button Click the back
button to go back one screen.
Exit or Log Off If you are in a
transaction code then click the exit
button to go back to SAP Easy
Access main page. If you are
currently on SAP Easy Access
main page then click this button to
log off.
Cancel When in the initial
screen of a transaction, clicking
the cancel button will bring the
user back to the SAP Easy
Access main page.
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SAP Standard Toolbar: Find Push Buttons
Find Use the find button to
search for a particular word on the
active screen.
Find Next If a word the user is
searching for is displayed multiple
times on the active screen, the
user can click the find next button
to view the next available search.
You can use the mouse buttons or Tab key.
1- Mouse button

2- Tab

3- Shift + Tab
Moves the cursor to the beginning of
the next field. Most people find this
the best way to move between fields.
Moves the cursor to the beginning
of the previous field
Moves the cursor directly to any
field on the screen
Moving from Field to Field
Transaction Codes
A transaction code is a four
character alphanumeric shortcut
that can be used instead of
following a menu path
Most screens in SAP have an
associated transaction code
To display the transaction code for
a screen, follow menu path System
Status
Transaction
codes:
Represent a
transaction in
SAP
Entered in
command
field
Commonly
three or four
characters
Example:
VA01- Create
Sales Order
Transaction Codes (T-Code)
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Display Transaction Codes in SAP Menu tree
1 - Notice the Transaction
Description Name.
2 To display the transaction
code next to the description
select: Extras > Settings. Check
Display technical names and click
the green check mark.
3 Now the Description has a
technical transaction code in front
of it.
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Display Documentation for a Transaction Codes in SAP Menu tree

1 Select a Transaction
code.

2 Extras > Display
Documentation

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Entering Favorite T-Codes
1 - To create a favorite T-code
click Favorites -> Insert
Transaction in the Menu Bar.
2 In the pop up screen type the
desired T-Code, then check the
enter checkmark button.
Example: MM01
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How to Display Transaction T-Code
By right clicking on the folder a user can:
1 - View what system they are in.
2 - View the client they are using.
3 - View the user ID that is being used.
4 View the current T-Code.

Using Multiple Sessions
You can work on more than one transaction at a time
Each transaction represents a different session or window.
- For example, you might want to display
existing purchase orders while
entering an invoice.

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Creating Multiple Sessions
System > Create Session

Create another session

Click On
Icon
Using Multiple Sessions (continued)
You can move between sessions in one of two ways:
Select the window
Press Alt + Tab
Messages appear either in the status bar or in a pop-up window, depending
on user settings
Messages types include:
- Fatal error (program terminates)

- Error message

- Warning message

- Information message

- Required Field

Messages
Logging Off

Click for LOG OUT
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