Product SAP ERP G.B.I. Release 6.07 Level Beginner Focus Navigation Authors Babett Koch Stefan Weidner Version 2.30 Last Update May 2014 MOTIVATION This material explains how to navigate in SAP systems. It is aimed at students at universities, universities of applied sciences and other educational institutions with no previous experience of SAP software. It can be used in the class or for self-study. After completion of the course, students will be able to navigate through the user interface to work on business processes and case studies on their own. Furthermore, this material serves as a reference for occasional users of SAP systems. LEARNING METHOD The learning method used is “guided learning.” This is a suitable method because navigating in SAP systems is a fundamental skill but also very complex. The benefit of this method is that knowledge is imparted quickly. Students also acquire practical skills and competencies. Similar to a case study, this method explains a process or procedure in detail. By using exercises at the end of each part, students can put their knowledge into practice and gain a sustainable understanding of the underlying processes.
Initial screen Menu Bar The displayed menus depend on the action/transaction in the SAP system except for the system and help menu. This dependency is described as context sensitive. Menu Bar User specific settings Using the command field enter transaction SU3 and switch to the Defaults tab. In this tab, general settings like Logon Language, Decimal Notation and Date Format can be determined for your user. Please choose EN (English) for Logon Language, 1,234,567.89 for Decimal Notation and MM/DD/JJJJ as Date Format. Save your entries using . Standard Toolbar Icons in the standard toolbar are available on all screens. Icons that you cannot use in the current application are grayed out. By pausing the cursor above an icon, a quick info text appears. Standard Toolbar Exercise 1 For the following exercise switch to transaction VA03, to do so leave the current transaction by using . Which meanings have the following symbols in the Standard Toolbar? (Tipp By pausing the cursor over an icon, a help text is depicted. If there is no help text for each icon you simply have to go into a transaction.) . . . 1.2 Why is the icon (Save) grayed out in the initial screen? . .
Furthermore you can add folders, reports, files and web addresses as favorites. You can add any link to your favorites, to do so click Favorites with the secondary mouse button. Choose Add other objects then Web Address or File. In the dialog box, enter a name and the URL shown below. To confirm choose . Exercise 3 Create/Expand your own favorites menu. Add the SAP Help Portal using the URL help.sap.com. Add the following transaction as a favorite: Logistics ► Sales and Distribution ► Sales ► Order ► Display Transaction Codes Task Learn how to effectively make use of SAP transaction codes and parameters. Time 10 Min. There are several possibilities to call up transactions in the SAP system. Transaction Concept The quickest way to run a transaction in the SAP system is to enter the transaction code. Every transaction has a code, which generally has four characters. Transaction Code