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Using SAP GUI under Windows 7

Start-up Guide

Why this work instruction?

Windows 7 rollout

Windows 7 will be rolled out globally. The location of the SAP logon in the Start Menu has changed.

New SAP GUI 7.20

With the rollout of Windows 7, a new version of SAP GUI (version 7.20) will be introduced. There are some new

features in the SAP logon:

Separation of KSA and Europe systems, and of production and non-production environments.

Favorites within SAP logon.

Shortcuts in SAP logon and on the desktop.

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1. Location of the SAP logon – Where to find the SAP logon in the Windows 7 Start

Menu

2. Separation of systems in SAP logon – Systems are divided into KSA and

Europe systems and in Production and Non-Production environments

3. Creating favorites in SAP logon

4. Creating shortcuts in SAP logon and on the desktop

5. New color-scheme implemented for SAP

6. Active field markers

Index

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• Location of SAP logon under Windows 7 Start Menu

Start – All Programs – Applications – SAP – SAP Front End – SAP logon

1. Location of the SAP logon

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• SAP logon – separation of KSA and Europe systems, and of production and non-

production environments

In the new SAP Logon the SAP systems are divided into Europe and KSA systems (marked in red). The

separation of production- and non-production environments is marked in green.

2. Separation of systems in SAP logon

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3. Creating favorites in SAP logon

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• You can create your own favorites by dragging the system links into the Favorites

folder:

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3. Creating favorites in SAP logon

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The result in the Favorites folder:

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4. Creating shortcuts to SAP systems on the desktop

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Next to favorites you can also create shortcuts:

In a shortcut you can add your user (login)name and a transaction name to open your favorite transactions

directly. When already logged into the SAP system, opening a new SAP window / transaction via a shortcut will

not prompt you to logon again.

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4. Creating shortcuts to SAP systems on the desktop

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Right-click on Shortcuts, select “Create New SAP Shortcut”

It is strongly advised not

to save your password.

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4. Creating shortcuts to SAP systems on the desktop

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Create a new SAP shortcut

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4. Creating shortcuts to SAP systems on the desktop

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Click finish

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4. Creating shortcuts to SAP systems on the desktop

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Double-click on shortcut: (password)

You can drag a shortcut onto your Windows desktop; it will appear as an icon.

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5. New color-scheme implemented for SAP

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There is a new color-scheme introduced in the new SAP GUI.

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6. Active field markers

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Red brackets appear around active fields.

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Summary

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Favorites versus Shortcuts in SAP logon.

Favorites:

- A self-compiled list of your personal favorites (most used SAP systems).

- The list contains copies of the defined SAP logon entries.

- When logging into a system you are already logged in to, a pop-up window will appear asking you to

terminate this logon attempt or continue and end the already open session(s).

Shortcuts:

- A list of self-created shortcuts, you can enter user and transaction information into your shortcuts.

- When you are already logged into the system you do not need to enter your username and password

again (Reuse Connections When Launching Shortcuts).

- Entering transaction and SAP username information in a shortcut allows instant access to the

corresponding transaction.

- You can drag your shortcuts from SAP logon Shortcuts onto your desktop to create a desktop icon which

provides instant logon to SAP.

- When dragging a SAP logon shortcut onto your desktop, the icon of your mouse pointer changes ( ),

indicating drag and drop is not allowed. It works anyway.