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Favorites

Quick answer

For a consultant or power user who runs the same handful of transactions dozens of times a day, favourites remove constant friction.

Key takeaways

  • From the SAP Easy Access screen you add the current or any transaction to your Favourites, optionally organising them into folders.
  • Favourites are personal, layered on top of whatever menu (standard or role-based) you have.
  • Transaction codes you use often.
  • Watch out: Never setting up favourites despite repeating tasks.

What favourites can hold

  • Transaction codes you use often.
  • Reports and programs.
  • Folders to organise favourites by task or area.
  • Web addresses and files (in SAP GUI).

How to use them

From the SAP Easy Access screen you add the current or any transaction to your Favourites, optionally organising them into folders. Thereafter your key transactions are one click away at the top of your menu, no code typing or menu drilling.

Why it matters

For a consultant or power user who runs the same handful of transactions dozens of times a day, favourites remove constant friction. Combined with knowing the codes and using multiple sessions, they make SAP navigation fast and comfortable.

Favourites and roles

Favourites are personal, layered on top of whatever menu (standard or role-based) you have. They do not change your authorizations, only your convenience.

Common pitfalls

  • Never setting up favourites despite repeating tasks.
  • Disorganised favourites that become their own clutter.
  • Expecting favourites to grant access, they are convenience only.

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Check your understanding

  1. Which statement is true of Favorites?

    • A. Goods Receipt (GR) records the physical receipt of ordered goods into inventory, a pivotal step that updates…
    • B. From the SAP Easy Access screen you add the current or any transaction to your Favourites, optionally…
    • C. The company code is the central organizational unit of financial accounting in SAP, it represents an…
    Show answer

    B. From the SAP Easy Access screen you add the current or any transaction to your Favourites, optionally…

    Covered in the “How to use them” section of this lesson.

  2. Which of these also applies to Favorites?

    • A. Thereafter your key transactions are one click away at the top of your menu, no code typing or menu drilling.
    • B. Following steps mechanically without the concept.
    • C. Too few background work processes, jobs run late.
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    A. Thereafter your key transactions are one click away at the top of your menu, no code typing or menu drilling.

    Covered in the “How to use them” section of this lesson.

  3. Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers Favorites?

    • A. SAP projects
    • B. SAP best practices
    • C. SAP navigation
    Show answer

    C. SAP navigation

    This lesson sits in the SAP navigation section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does the term Favorites refer to in SAP?

Favourites in SAP let each user pin the transactions, reports and even web links they use most, for instant access. It is one of the simplest personalisation features and a genuine daily time-saver.

How is access to Favorites controlled?

Favourites are personal, layered on top of whatever menu (standard or role-based) you have.

What is another point to note about Favorites?

For a consultant or power user who runs the same handful of transactions dozens of times a day, favourites remove constant friction.

What tends to go wrong with Favorites?

Never setting up favourites despite repeating tasks. Disorganised favourites that become their own clutter. Expecting favourites to grant access, they are convenience only.
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