SAP GUI
Quick answer
SAP GUI still hosts the full breadth of transactions and configuration, while Fiori offers a modern experience for common tasks.
Key takeaways
- The fastest navigation is by transaction code in the command field.
- A single login can open several sessions (windows), so you can, say, look up a material in one while creating a purchase order in…
- SAP Logon: the launcher listing available systems.
- Watch out: Hunting through menus instead of using TCodes.
The GUI layout
- SAP Logon: the launcher listing available systems.
- Command field: where you type transaction codes.
- Menu bar and standard toolbar: save, back, exit, and function-specific menus.
- Screen body: the transaction’s fields and tabs.
- Status bar: messages and system info at the bottom.
Working efficiently
The fastest navigation is by transaction code in the command field. You can also prefix codes: /n to start a new transaction, /o to open it in a new session, /nex to log off. Multiple sessions let you work on several tasks at once.
Sessions and windows
A single login can open several sessions (windows), so you can, say, look up a material in one while creating a purchase order in another. This parallelism is a big productivity boost over working serially.
GUI vs Fiori
SAP GUI still hosts the full breadth of transactions and configuration, while Fiori offers a modern experience for common tasks. Comfortable GUI navigation remains essential, especially for consultants and developers.
Common pitfalls
- Hunting through menus instead of using TCodes.
- Working in one session when parallel sessions would help.
- Not learning the command-field prefixes (/n, /o).
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of SAP GUI?
- A. You can also prefix codes: /n to start a new transaction, /o to open it in a new session, /nex to log off.
- B. A posting period is the time interval (usually a month) into which financial transactions are posted.
- C. ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is SAP’s proprietary programming language, the language in…
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A. You can also prefix codes: /n to start a new transaction, /o to open it in a new session, /nex to log off.
Covered in the “Working efficiently” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to SAP GUI?
- A. Multiple sessions let you work on several tasks at once.
- B. Bypassing PRs and ordering without a request.
- C. Learning features, not the end-to-end process.
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A. Multiple sessions let you work on several tasks at once.
Covered in the “Working efficiently” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers SAP GUI?
- A. SAP administration
- B. SAP fundamentals
- C. SAP navigation
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C. SAP navigation
This lesson sits in the SAP navigation section of the Learn SAP course.