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SAP NAVIGATION

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SAP ICON
SAP Logon Icon on your Desktop

On Clicking the SAPLogon Icon, the SAP Logon Pad will PopUp on your desktop.

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This is the SAP Logon On Screen. You need to enter the User name and Password

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This is a typical SAP screen. The exact information will vary depending on the transaction you are working on
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The Menu Bar appears at the top of every SAP screen. Just as with any Windows program, the Menu Bar provides access to a variety of functions within the program. These functions vary depending on the current screen.

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The Title Bar shows the name of the current screen. Click Next to continue.

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The Standard Toolbar contains standard buttons that enable you to navigate through each transaction. The same buttons are present on every screen. However, not all buttons work on all screens. Active buttons are highlighted. Inactive buttons are grayed out. The Standard Toolbar also contains the SAP Command Field.

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The Command Field enables you to enter special codes to quickly perform certain functions within SAP. You will learn about how to use the Command Field in a later lesson.

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The Application Toolbar is located just below the Standard Toolbar. It contains buttons related to the specific screen and transaction with which you are working. These buttons vary depending on the current screen. Some buttons have text labels, and others are identified with icons only. If you are not sure what a particular button does, you can point the mouse at it without clicking, and a button label will appear.

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The screen body is where SAP gives transaction information

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A system field is a field the system uses to display information. You cannot change the contents of a system field.

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An Edit Field is a field in which you can enter or modify data.

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The Status Bar, located at the bottom of the SAP window, displays system messages and other session information.

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Messages appear here. The status bar will flash and an icon will appear in front of the message to call your attention to it.

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The session status display is located on the right side of the status bar. The status display can be hidden or displayed by clicking the triangle to its left.

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ICONS

The Enter button (check) signals SAP that you have finished entering information on a screen. Note that pressing the Enter key on the keyboard has the same effect.

The Save button (floppy disk) saves the document you are working with, along with any changes you have made.

The Back button (left arrow) takes you to the previous screen.

The Exit button (up arrow) exits the current menu or transaction without saving data
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The Cancel button (letter X) cancels the transaction in which you are working. If you have entered information, the system will ask you to confirm that you want to cancel, so that you do not accidentally lose data

The Print button (printer) prints the current document, screen, or report, depending on the transaction in which you are working.

The Find button (binoculars) is used to search for text in the current document, report, or list.
The Find Again button (binoculars with a +) looks for the next occurrence of text in the current document, report, or list.

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The First Page button takes you to the first screen in a display list or report.
The Page Up button takes you to the screen before the one that you are viewing in a display list or report. The Page Down button takes you to the screen after the one that you are viewing in a display list or report. The Last Page button takes you to the last screen in a display list or report. The New Session button (window with a *) creates a new SAP window, so that you can work on more than one task at a time.
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ICONS

The Create Shortcut button (window with an arrow) creates a shortcut icon to the current transaction on your Windows desktop.

The Help button (question mark) displays descriptive information about the field in which your cursor is located.

The Options button controls settings for SAP, including the appearance and behavior of error messages and the cursor.

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MESSAGE ICONS

Fatal error (program terminates)

Error message Warning message

Information message

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