SAP R/3 for everyone: step-by-step instructions, practical advice, and other tips and tricks for working with SAP

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 14
About the Authors......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Introduction: Design and Operation of the SAP Application Window......Page 26
 Menu Bar......Page 27
  Menu Headers......Page 28
  System Shortcut Menu Icon......Page 30
  Control Buttons......Page 31
  Command Field......Page 32
  Command Buttons......Page 33
 Title Bar......Page 34
 Application Toolbar......Page 35
 Status Bar......Page 36
  Panels and Panes......Page 37
  Data Fields......Page 39
  Field Areas and Tabbed Subscreens......Page 40
  Selection Boxes, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons......Page 42
  Scroll Bars......Page 43
 Popup Screens......Page 44
 SAP on the Web......Page 46
Part I: Getting Started......Page 48
 Lesson 1 Logging On and Logging Off......Page 50
  Logging On......Page 51
  Logging Off......Page 55
  Controlling the Application Window Geometry and Location......Page 58
  Creating Multiple Application Windows......Page 60
  Killing a Session......Page 61
  Customizing the Layout of Application Windows and Screens......Page 62
  Customizing the SAP Easy Access Screen......Page 68
  Creating Desktop Shortcuts......Page 69
  Procedure: Entering User Profile Data......Page 72
  Changing Your Password......Page 76
Part II: Navigating Between Screens......Page 80
 Lesson 5 Navigating to Initial Screens With the Menu Folders......Page 82
  Navigating With the Menu Folders......Page 84
  SAP and User Menu Folders......Page 85
  Searching for Transactions......Page 86
 Lesson 6 Navigating to Initial Screens With the Favorites Folders......Page 90
  Working With the Favorites Folders......Page 92
  Adding Favorites Folders......Page 96
  Adding Transaction Links to the Favorites Folders......Page 98
  Adding Web, Intranet, and E-mail Links to the Favorites Folders......Page 101
  Changing the Names of Favorites Folders and Links......Page 105
  Deleting Favorites Folders and Links......Page 108
  Sharing Your Favorites Folders......Page 109
 Lesson 7 Navigating to Initial Screens With Transaction Codes......Page 112
  Navigating With Transaction Codes......Page 113
  Identifying Transaction Codes......Page 115
  Searching for Transactions by Transaction Codes......Page 118
  Navigating from the Initial Screen of a Transaction......Page 122
  Navigating from the Output Screen of a Transaction......Page 124
  Exploring SAP......Page 126
Part III: Setting Up Initial Screens......Page 128
 Lesson 9 Entering Codes and Text......Page 130
  Tips for Entering Codes and Text......Page 132
 Lesson 10 Searching for Codes......Page 136
  Short Hit List Screens......Page 137
  Multiple-Tab Search Screens......Page 139
  Tips for Using Multiple-Tab Search Screens......Page 143
  Structure Search Tree......Page 147
  List-Display Search Screens......Page 149
 Lesson 11 Entering Codes on Multiple Selection Screens......Page 152
  Design and Operation of a Multiple Selection Screen......Page 153
  Using the Multiple Selection Screen: An Example......Page 158
  Using the Multiple Selection Button......Page 161
 Lesson 12 Using Selection Options on Data Entry Fields......Page 166
  Attaching Selection Options to Data Entry Fields......Page 168
  What Do the Green Selection Options Do?......Page 171
  What Do the Red Selection Options Do?......Page 173
 Lesson 13 Working With Screen Variants......Page 174
  Adding Data Entry Fields With the Dynamic Selections Button......Page 175
  Creating Screen Variants......Page 180
  Changing a Screen Variant......Page 185
  Calling Up a Screen Variant......Page 187
  Deleting a Screen Variant......Page 189
  Single-Field Variants......Page 191
Part IV: Working With Output Reports......Page 194
 Lesson 14 Sorting, Filtering, and Summing Up Line-item Reports......Page 196
  Sorting and Grouping Line-item Reports......Page 199
  Filtering Line-item Reports......Page 205
  Summing Up Data Columns in Line-item Reports......Page 217
 Lesson 15 Display Variants for Line-item Reports......Page 220
  Accessing the Display Variant Functions......Page 223
  The Change Layout Screen......Page 225
  Creating a Display Variant......Page 226
  Saving a Display Variant......Page 235
  Applying a Display Variant......Page 237
  Deleting a Display Variant......Page 240
  Working With Display Variants on Other Screens......Page 242
 Lesson 16 Exporting Line-item Reports to Microsoft Excel and Word......Page 244
  Front-Door Exports......Page 245
  Back-Door Exports......Page 251
 Lesson 17 Sending Line-item Reports via SAP E-mail......Page 256
  The Create Document and Send Screen......Page 257
  Entering and Searching for the Names of Recipients......Page 262
  Working With Distribution Lists......Page 264
  Reading SAP E-mail Messages......Page 267
  Sending E-mail From the Business Workplace Screen......Page 272
Coda: The Basic Transaction Types......Page 278
 Transaction Type 1: Displaying an Object......Page 280
 Transaction Type 2: Displaying a List of Related Objects......Page 282
 Transaction Type 3: Creating an Object......Page 284
 Transaction Type 4: Changing an Object......Page 286
Appendix: Create a Plant Maintenance Order (IW31)......Page 290
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