Unit 1: Navigation

Logging on to an SAP system

SAP system area client system. The client concept enables the paralleel operation, in one system, of several enterprises that are independent of each other in business terms. A Clieny is, in organizational terms, an independent unit in the system. For user to log on to the system, a master record must exist in the system for that user, referring to the relevant client. To protect access, a password is required for loggon.

Layout, Navigation, and Personalization

SAP Easy Access is the standard entry screen in the system. You navigate through the system using a compact tree structure.

Navigation tree:

- Transactions

- Files

- Web addresses

Every function ( not screen) in the SAP system is a transaction code (T code). You can access the assigned transaction code from any screen in the system.

Status Bar

- System

- Client

- User

- Program

- Transaction

- Response time

Help Features

The SAP system provides comprehensive online help, help menu contains following option:

1. Application Help

2. SAP library

3. Glossary

4. Release notes

5. SAP SERVICE marketplace

6. Create support message

7. Settings

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE UNIT 1

1. You can have only one SAP system sessions open at a time: False

2. Which of the following is not part of the information required to log on to the SAP system?

    Your personal settings

3. Which menus are standard on all SAP screens? None of the above

4. Which of the following provides general information on the SAP system and transaction or task you are working on? Status bar

5. In the SAP Easy Access menu, you can create a favorite list containing: web addresses, transactions, files.

6. List three different types of online help that are available in the SAP system.

Application help, SAP library, and Glossary are different types on online help available in the SAP system. Alsa available are field level (F1) help, release notes, and SAP Service Marketplace. Application help is screen level help. The SAP library contains all online documentation. The Glossary define key words. Field level help provides information on a spesific field, the release notes document differences between releases, and SAP service marketplace is alsa available to search for documentation.