unit 2

UNIT 2

Lesson overview

You can acsess SAP system using different front-end programs (graphical user interfaces) with a variety of design.For example,te Business Explorer (BEx) is the front end for the SAP Business Inforation Warehouse component of mySAP Business Intelligence

Lesson Objective

After completing this season,you will be able to:

· Create a new logon entry in the SAP logon window

· Log on to any SAP system

· Create multiple active sessions

· Personalize your user interface

Businness Example

To efficiently

Use the SAP system,new users need to familiarize themselves with the screens and navigation in the SAP system and define their own personal settings based on their individual business requirement

Methods for personalizing the user interface

You have several personalizing option avaible to help you set up your working environment

Some of the many things you can do are:

· Change the layouts of the SAP Easy Access screen

· Track your input history to provide input help

· Display status messages in a pop-up window instead of the status bar

· Set preferences for how data display

· Adjust the color and behavior of the screen and field

Navigating in the SAP system

Lesson overview

Once you have logged on the SAP system,you will complete your day-to-day work by initiating transaction.you have a number of methods you can use to do this.

Command field

You can start applications direcly by entering their transaction code in the command field

Menu bar

The menu bar is the top line of any primary window in the SAP system.The menus shon depend on which application you are using

Standard toolbar

The buttons in the standard toolbar are shows on every SAP screen.if certain buttons are not available in the application,the button that you cannot use are deactivated

Title bar

The title bar names the function that you are currently using

Tab

A tab allows you to organize several screen areas to improve clarity and organization of data

Status bar

The status bar displays information on the current system status,such as warnings and error