Introduction to SAP

SAP

Systems, Applications, and Products in Data

Processing (SAP)
Name of the Company

SAP AG
SAP America
SAP UK

Name of the Software

SAP R/2
SAP R/3
SAP ERP 6.04

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Who is SAP?

Company Statistics
SAP AG
Founded in Walldorf, Germany in
Sales and Development locations in
1972
more than 50 countries
Worlds Largest Business Software
97,000 customers in more than 120
Company
countries
Worlds Third-largest Independent
74% of the Forbes 500 companies run
Software Provider
SAP

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What is SAP ERP?

Worldwide usage
Designed to satisfy the information needs for
business (small local to large all international)

Multi-lingual
Multi-currency

Designed to satisfy the information needs for all

industries

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SAP Industry Solutions

Aerospace & Defense

Automotive
Banking
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Defense & Security
Engineering, Const.
Healthcare
High Tech
Higher Education
Industrial Machinery
Insurance
Life Sciences
Logistics Service Prod.

Media

Mill Products

Mining

Oil & Gas

Pharmaceuticals

Postal Services

Professional Services

Public Sector

Railways

Retail

Telecommunications

Utilities

Wholesale Distribution

Introduction to SAP
Part 1: System Logon

Logging On SAP GUI

To log on to an R/3 system with the SAP Gui, you need the proprietary
SAP Gui (Graphical User Interface) software loaded on your system and
an internet connection

Internet Connection
Account on
SAP R/3 System
in Missouri
7

PC with SAP Gui

Go to the SAP Logon

ANYWHEREAPPS.NIU.EDU

Log on

Log On
SAP4US)

(you cannot delete the asterisks (*) just type your password, which to start is

Change to New Password

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Initial Log-in Screen

SAP Easy Access

SAP Easy Access

SAP Easy Access is the standard entry screen displayed

after logon

The tree structured menu is the heart of visual navigation in

SAP R/3

In order to go to a transaction you need to browse through

SAP easy access just like you browse to click on a file in
windows explorer

User Settings
Extra>

Settings

Display
Technical
Names

Shows t-codes

SAP Easy Access

Introduction to SAP
Part 2: Navigation

Scrol
l icon
s

xpan
d ico
ns

Crea
te a
Crea
new
te a
sessi
desk
on
top s
hortc
ut
Help
icon
Optio
ns

Find/
E

Back
Exi t
Canc
el
Print

Save

nd
Field

Com
ma

Ente
r

SAP Standard Tool Bar

SAP: Screen Elements

Menu
Bar

Standard Tool
Bar
Application
Bar

Title
Bar

Command Field
Search

Tabs
Input
Fields

Drop
Down

System
Messages

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Status Bar

SAP: Application Bar

Screen

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or view dependant applicable to the transaction you are currently using

(e.g. materials master will differ from sales order entry will differ from the main
menu)

SAP: Help
F4

F1

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Possible Entries

Use F1 for help on fields, menus, functions

and messages.

Use F4 for information on what values you

can enter

SAP: On-line Help

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System Messages

E = Error

W = Warning

A possible error has been made

The user can continue without
changing

I = Information

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An invalid entry has been made

The cursor moves to the field where
the error has occurred

Feedback from the system

Logging Off

System >
logoff
Exit button

For security purposes it is important to log off SAP

whenever you leave your PC. Your user name is linked
with all transactions you perform providing an audit
trail.

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