The System and Help Menus
Task 3: Optional: Using F1 and F4 Help
Use the technical information of the F1 help.
1. Find out in which table of your SAP system the transaction codes are stored.
To do so, use the dialog input field for entering a start transaction, here: SAP Easy Access Extras → Set start transaction.
Solution 3: Calling Functions
Task 1: Various Ways of Calling Up the User Overview
Who is currently logged on to the training system?
1. Call the transaction for displaying a list of users who are logged on. Select from the SAP standard menu Tools → Administration → Monitor → System Monitoring → User Overview.
a) For the solution, see the question.
2. Quit the user overview by using either the F3 key or the Back button in the standard toolbar. Now enter sm04 in the command field on the SAP Easy Access screen. This takes you directly to the user overview.
a) For the solution, see the question.
Task 2: Optional: Creating a Favorites Menu
Save often-used transactions in a favorites menu.
1. Expand the SAP menu to the user overview: Tools → Administration → Monitor → System Monitoring → User Overview. Highlight the transaction entry with the mouse.
Then select Favorites → Addin the menu bar. The transaction is saved in the favorites' area.
a) See exercise text.
Hint: Alternatively, you can use Drag&Drop or the context menu to copy transactions into the favorites' area. The context menu is opened by a right-hand mouse click.
2. Add the following transactions to the Favorites menu without expanding the SAP menu first:
RSPFPAR, SEARCH_SAP_MENU, SEARCH_USER_MENU
a) Then select Favorites → Insert transactionin the menu bar. Enter the desired transaction in the dialog box and save the data. This process must be executed for every transaction individually.
3. Can you distinguish between favorites' entries by the method used to insert them?
a) Yes, when inserting with previous selection in the menu, a part of the path information of the menu access is stored as a favorites text.
4. Create a folder with the title Search Options in which you can store both search transactions.
a) Choose Favorites → Insert file. Name the file Search Options.
Then, drag both search transactions (SEARCH_SAP_MENU, SEARCH_USER_MENU) into the file using the mouse.
5. Find out how often and where in the SAP menu the transaction for the user overview is stored.
Transaction Path in the SAP menu SM04
SM04 SM04
a) Start the search transaction SEARCH_SAP_MENU. In the dialog box, enter SM04 and start the search. Transaction SM04 is stored a total of three times in the SAP menu. In the same way, you can now search in the user menu.
Transac-tion
Path in the SAP menu
SM04 Tools → Administration → Monitor → System Monitoring → User Overview
SM04 Tools → Administration → Monitor → Performance → Exceptions/User → Active User → Local User
SM04 Tools → CCMS → Control/Monitoring → Performance
→ Exceptions/User → Active User → Local User
Task 3: Optional: Using F1 and F4 Help
Use the technical information of the F1 help.
1. Find out in which table of your SAP system the transaction codes are stored.
To do so, use the dialog input field for entering a start transaction, here: SAP Easy Access Extras → Set start transaction.
a) You can get this information by calling up the F1 help in the dialog box to enter the start transaction. Then branch to the technical information.
The table is called TSTC.
Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Use various methods to start SAP system functions
• Create a list of favorites
• Use the help functions
• Describe the standard menus System and Help.
Related Information
• Documentation: You can find extended help for SAP Easy Access under Help
→ Application help.
Unit Summary
You should now be able to:
• Log on to the system successfully
• List some variants of the SAP GUI
• Log off from the system successfully
• Use various methods to start SAP system functions
• Create a list of favorites
• Use the help functions
• Describe the standard menus System and Help.
Test Your Knowledge
1. You can only work in one window (session) at a time in an SAP system.
Determine whether this statement is true or false.
□ True
□ False
2. Which of the following statements accurately describe a client in an SAP system?
Choose the correct answer(s).
□ A A client represents a completely independent business entity.
□ B A client has its own database.
□ C A client corresponds to a customer.
□ D A client may represent an entire company.
3. The following strings are valid entries in the command field:
Choose the correct answer(s).
□ A /nend
□ B /nex
□ C ?SM04
□ D /nsm04
□ E From SAP Easy Access: SM04
□ F From SAP Easy Access: search_sap_menu
Answers
1. You can only work in one window (session) at a time in an SAP system.
Answer: False
Within one logon, it is possible to work in several windows (sessions) in parallel.
2. Which of the following statements accurately describe a client in an SAP system?
Answer: A, D
The data for all clients in an SAP system is stored within a single common database. This data is nevertheless divided by client so that different companies can be administered and controlled in different clients. A client is
“not” a customer within an SAP system.
3. The following strings are valid entries in the command field:
Answer: A, B, D, E, F
You can enter valid transaction codes directly on the SAP Easy Access screen. If you are in another function, you need to enter /n in front of the transaction code. /nend and /nex are two different logoff options.
?SM04is not a valid entry. search_sap_menu is a valid entry; it creates a search screen for entries in the SAP menu.