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TimPengajarSAPSTMIKMikroskil
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Overview
LearnhowtonavigateinSAPsystems LearnhowtonavigateinSAPsystems
Learnsomethingaboutpersonalizationandhelpoptions,whichare
providedforyourworkwithSAPsystems
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Objectives
Aftercompletingthisunit,youllbeableto: Aftercompletingthisunit,you llbeableto:
LogontoanySAPsystem
NavigateabasicpathandpersonalizeanSAPsystem
Searchforinformationandobtainhelpusingthedifferenthelp
methodsintheSAPsystem
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Contents
Navigation Navigation
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LogonProcess
Beforeuserlogonthefirsttime,systemadministratorwillgivethe Beforeuserlogonthefirsttime,systemadministratorwillgivethe
useraninitialpassword
Duringthelogonprocess,usershouldcreateanewpassword,one
thatuseralonewillknow
Userusehisownpasswordwheneveruserlogon
Theseproceduresmaydiffersomewhatatcompany
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LoggingOnToAnSAPSystem
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Layout,Navigation,and
Personalization
Menusallowusertofindaspecifictransactionwhenuserdonot Menusallowusertofindaspecifictransactionwhenuserdonot
knowthetransactioncode
Themenuisorganizedaccordingtothetaskuserareperformingin
theSAPsystem
Themenusaredropdownmenus;thismeansthatwhenuser
chooseamenuitem,furtheroptionsaredisplayed
Sometimesnotalloftheavailablemenusfitononelineinthe
menubar;inthiscase theywraptothenextline menubar;inthiscase,theywraptothenextline
Thedropdownprinciplestaysthesame
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GeneralScreenLayout
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FavoritesListandRolebasedUser
Menu
InSAPEasyAccess,usercancreateaFavoriteslistcontainingthe InSAPEasyAccess,usercancreateaFavoriteslistcontainingthe
following:
Transactions
Files
Webaddresses
Linkstootherapplications
Etc.
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NavigationTree
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FavoritesListandRolebasedUser
Menu
Rolebasedusermenusarecollectionsofactivitiesusedinbusiness Role basedusermenusarecollectionsofactivitiesusedinbusiness
scenarios
Usersaccessthetransactions,reports,orWebbasedapplications
throughusermenus
Userscanalsochangecertainaspectsofassignedroles,for
example,theycancreatetheirownfavoriteslist
Whenauserisassignedarole,theyareassignednotonlythe
menu butalsotheauthorizationstheyrequiretoaccessthe menu,butalsotheauthorizationstheyrequiretoaccessthe
information
Inthisway,thesystemensuresthatthebusinessdataarealwayssaved
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FavoritesListandRolebasedUser
Menu
Theauthorizationprofilesaregeneratedinaccordancewiththe Theauthorizationprofilesaregeneratedinaccordancewiththe
activitiescontainedintherole
Inthisway,theauthorizationsofeveryuserintheSAPsystemare
restrictedtoonlytheseactivities
InthemySAPEnterprisePortal,theuserusesaWebbrowserto
viewandexecutetherequiredtasksandactivities
Rolescanbeassignedhereaswell
Thesystemadministratorcantailortheusermenutothepersonal y p
requirementsofeachuserbyaddingordeletingmenuentries
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Sessions
Usercanopenasessionatanytime Usercanopenasessionatanytime
Whendoingthis,userdonotloseanydatafromtheopensessions
Usercancreateuptosixsessions
Eachsessionisindependentoftheothers
E.g.Whenuserclosethefirstsession,theothersessionsremainopen
Toomanyopensessionscanresultinslowersystemperformance
Forthisreason,thesystemadministratormaylimitthenumberof
sessionsusercancreatetofewerthansix
Usercanmovebetweensessionswithoutlosinganydata,aslong
asuserremainloggedontotheSAPsystem
Changingbetweendifferentsessionsissimilartohavingsomeoneonthe
otherlinewhenyouaretelephoning.Youcancontinuetheconversation
atanytime.
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Sessions
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Sessions
Tomovebetweensessions,clickanypartofthewindowthat o o e bet ee sess o s, c c a y pa t o t e do t at
containsthesession user wanttouse(oruseAlt+Tab)
Thewindowuser choosebecomestheactivewindowbymovinginfront
ofallthe otherwindowsonuser screen
Ifuser haveseveralsessionsopen,user canminimizethesessions
user arenot using
Whenuser needtouseoneofthesesessionslater,user canrestoreitby
selectingtheappropriatesymbolinthestatusbar
Afteruser aredoneusingasession,itisagoodideatoendit g g
Everysessionuses systemresources
ThisinfluencesthetimetheSAPsystemrequirestoanswer user
commands
Beforeuserendasession,saveanydatauserwanttokeep
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StatusBar
ThestatusbarprovidesgeneralinformationontheSAPsystemand ThestatusbarprovidesgeneralinformationontheSAPsystemand
thetransaction ortaskonwhichuser areworking
Attheleftofthestatusbar,systemmessages aredisplayed
Therighthandsideofthestatusbarcontainsthreefields
Onewith informationontheserver,twowithinformationonthestatus
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StatusBar
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StatusBar
Atthefarleftofthestatusbar:
Identifieserrormessages
Identifiesothersystemmessages
Tohide(ordisplay)thestatusfields,choosetheicontotheleft(orright)
Todisplaythefollowingsysteminformation,chooseinthefirststatusfield:
System
Client
User
Program
Transaction Transaction
Responsetime
Thesecondstatusfielddisplaystheservertowhichuser areconnected
Thethird statusfieldspecifiesuser dataentrymode
Bychoosingthisfield,user cantoggle betweentheInsert(INS)andOverwrite(OVR)
modes
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HelpFeatures
1. Applicationhelp:displayscomprehensivehelpforthecurrent 1. Applicationhelp:displayscomprehensivehelpforthecurrent
application
2. SAPLibrary:containallonlinedocumentation
3. Glossary:tosearchfordefinitions ofterms
4. Releasenotes:describefunctionalchangesthatoccurbetween
mySAPERP releases
5. SAPServiceMarketplace:accesstotheSAPServiceMarketplace
6. Createasupportmessage:tocreateaproblemmessagedirectly
fromtheSAPsystem
7. Settings:toselectsettingsforhelp
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GettingHelp
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HelpFeatures
UseF1 forhelponfields,menus,functions,andmessages UseF1 forhelponfields,menus,functions,andmessages
F1helpalsoprovidestechnicalinformationontherelevantfield,
including,forexample,theparameterID,whichusercanusetoassign
valuestothefield
UseF4 forinformationonwhatvaluesusercanenter
UsercanalsoaccessF4helpforaselectedfieldusingthebutton
immediatelytotherightofthatfield
Ifinputfieldsaremarkedwithasmalliconwithacheckmark,thenuser
canonlycontinueinthatapplicationbyenteringapermittedvalue canonlycontinueinthatapplicationbyenteringapermittedvalue
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HelpOnTheScreenField:Using
F1andF4
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