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    Chapter 1: Transaction Variants

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    P E R S O N A LI Z I N G R / 3

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    1998 includ ing screen shots by SAP AG. All rights reserved .

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    Table of Contents

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    List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................................................... i

    List of Tables.................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv

    Terminology.......................................................................................................................................................................................................vClick........................................................................................................................................................................................................... vChoose ......................................................................................................................................................................................................vUser Steps and Font Styles.......................................................................................................................................................................vSpecial Icons ............................................................................................................................................................................................ v

    Chapter 1: About R/3 Personalization..............................................................................................................................................................1

    Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................1

    Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................................1

    Chapter 2: User Defaults...................................................................................................................................................................................3

    Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................3Other User Definable Options ..................................................................................................................................................................3

    Changing User Defaults ....................................................................................................................................................................................5General Procedure ....................................................................................................................................................................................5Changing Specific Fields...........................................................................................................................................................................7Start Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................................7Login Language.......................................................................................................................................................................................10Output Device..........................................................................................................................................................................................10Print ControllerOptions ...........................................................................................................................................................................11Date FormatOptions ...............................................................................................................................................................................11Decimal NotationOptions........................................................................................................................................................................12

    Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................13

    Index................................................................................................................................................................................................................19

    List of Figures

    SAP R./3 Menu..........................................................................................................................................................................................................5

    Maintain User Defaults, After Saving ........................................................................................................................................................................6

    SAP R/3 System........................................................................................................................................................................................................7

    Sales Screen.............................................................................................................................................................................................................8

    System Status Screen...............................................................................................................................................................................................8Sales Screen.............................................................................................................................................................................................................9

    Maintain User Defaults Screen..................................................................................................................................................................................9

    SAP R/3 Screen ......................................................................................................................................................................................................10

    Maintain User Defaults Screen................................................................................................................................................................................10

    Output Device Screen .............................................................................................................................................................................................11

    Maintain User Defaults............................................................................................................................................................................................11

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    List of Tables

    Date Format Options....................................................................................................................................................... 12Decimal Notation Options ............................................................................................................................................... 12

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    Terminology

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    Terminology

    The following is an explanation of the terms u sed throu ghou t this guide:

    Click

    When you see Click, use the m ouse to point an d press the left mou se button. For examp le:1. ClickStartup.

    The phrase ClickStartup is

    asking you to u se your left

    mou se button to click the Startup

    button.

    Choose

    When you see the word Choose, move the cursor to the menu at the top of the window in which you are

    working. Use your m ouse to select the menu item, and then select the sub-menu item.

    1. Choose File

    Save.

    User Steps and Font Styles

    The steps that require user inpu t, meaning an action or text to be entered w ith your keyboard

    into a field or at a comm and p romp t, are numbered and indicated with bold, courier font.

    Object sty le is italicized text that ind icates tha t the w ord is an on-screen object, such as a bu tton or field, or

    any other noun such as a book, operating system, or software app lication. For examp le:

    Click here 1

    1

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    1. Enter sap* in the

    Userfield.

    2. Click Parameters.

    This w ill allowyou to enter

    parameters for

    the search.

    In the above example, the first step is numbered to show the text you need to enter in the User Inputfield.

    Useris italicized because it refers to an on-screen field .

    The next step is also num bered to let you know that another action is required. Parameters is italicized

    because it refers to an on-screen bu tton. The text und er the nu mbered step p rovides add itional information

    on that step.

    Special Icons

    Throughout this guide, you will see special icons indicating the presence of important messages. Each icon

    and a brief description is provided :

    You sh ould exercise caution w hen performing this task or step.

    Explanations of why you shou ld be cautious w ill be included .

    This information h elps you un derstand the top ic in detail. It is not necessary

    to know this information to perform the d ata transfer.

    Helpful hints or shortcuts to make you r w ork faster or easier.

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    Overview

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    Chapter 1: About R/3 Personalization

    Contents

    Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................1

    Features ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

    Overview

    Personalizing R/ 3 enables you to provide the R/ 3 experience preferred by your u ser comm un ity. In this

    docum ent, we walk you through th e personalization features and p rovide tips on how to effectively use

    them w ith your 3.1 R/ 3 imp lementation. The features listed in this document d o not require any expensivecode modification.

    Features

    Here is a quick overview of the various personalization features available in R/ 3.

    Globals: Globals in R/ 3 enable you to p re-fill fields that often hav e single default values that ap ply across

    your entire R/ 3 imp lementation. Using Globals, you can d efine default values for all modu le program

    instances of fields th at belong to a p re-defined list of R/ 3 Data Dictionary Domain.

    User Parameters: User param eters sup ply defaults to R/ 3 fields of a par ticular user.

    User Defaults: Using user defaults you can specify user-preferred characteristics such a s pr inter, curr ency

    format, date format, etc.

    Parameter Transactions: Param eter transactions enable you to d efine defaults for the initial screen of any

    transaction in R/ 3. Optionally, you can also hide the initial screen su ch that th e user can directly navigate

    to the details.

    Transaction Variants: Using transaction var iants, you can create transaction var iants (or variant

    transactions) that p rovide u sers with tran sactions containing just the fields and screens that are ap plicable

    for your R/ 3 implementation.

    Master Data: The R/ 3 Imp lementation Guide provides transactions that enable you to define the group of

    fields/ data that you wan t to collect regard ing master entities such as Vendor, Customer, Material, etc of

    your bu siness enterprise.

    Area Menu: Area menu in R/ 3 enables you to create an entirely your own R/ 3 view includ ing just the

    functionality imp lemented at you r installation or app licable for a specific workgrou p.

    User Menu: Via user m enu, the R/ 3 users can create their own p ersonal view of R/ 3 includ ing just the

    activities/ transactions that are relevant for the work they p erform.

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    SA P Shortcuts:Using SAP Shortcuts, you can prov ide the u sers with d irect access to the transactions and

    reports that ar e relevant for them u sing icons or links in their docum ent or web p ages.

    Application A rea: There are number of application area specific personalization transactions that let you

    pick and choose the fields and screens you wan t the area specific transactions to d isplay. These

    transactions are included as part of the R/ 3 Implementation Guide.

    R/3 Report Navigator: The R/ 3 Report N avigator provides a comp rehensive listing of all the operational

    reports ava ilable in the standard release of R/ 3. It also provid es information on m ost of the listed rep orts.

    Using the features d elivered as p art of R/ 3 Report N avigator, you can p ersonalize the report listing or the

    report info sheets with information tha t is just relevant for you r u sers.

    Reports: R/ 3 delivers num ber of canned reports tha t pu ll transactional information. Most of these reports

    prov ide mechanisms through w hich you can specify the fields to be u sed in the selection p rocess or

    output/ displayed on the report.

    Extended Help: The information d elivered with R/ 3 for the fields an d transactions may not be exactly the

    information you wan t to provide for your users. Using the ann otation mechanism and sup plements to the

    field help, you can include the imp lementation sp ecific information that could be u seful for your users.

    Before proceeding...

    In this guide, we p rovide instructions on how you can effectively make use of user d efaults.

    Report Navigator is an add -on d eliverable you can obtain for your R/ 3 imp lementation

    SAP Shortcuts is part of the stand ard 4.0c deliverable. We are planning to p rovide 3.0D and

    above u sers with 4.0c SAPGUI upd ate such that th ey can make u se of this feature.

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    Chapter 2: User Defaults

    ContentsOverview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................3

    Other User Definable Options ..................................................................................................................................................................3

    Changing User Defaults ....................................................................................................................................................................................5General Procedure ....................................................................................................................................................................................5Changing Specific Fields...........................................................................................................................................................................7Start Menu.................................................................................................................................................................................................7Login Language.......................................................................................................................................................................................10Output Device..........................................................................................................................................................................................10Print ControllerOptions ...........................................................................................................................................................................11Date FormatOptions ...............................................................................................................................................................................11Decimal NotationOptions........................................................................................................................................................................12

    Overview

    You can set the following d efaults:

    The default printer for the user

    The spool control

    A function (menu n ame) wh ich is automatically started wh en the u ser logs on.

    The format for da tes and d ecimals

    The default system language at logon. The user can how ever choose another language on the logon

    screen

    Before proceeding... You can only enter u ser defaults if a u ser master r ecord already exists.

    You m ust logon in as an au thorized u ser, as opp osed to logging in as a gu est.

    User defaults are established for the current client. Make sure that you are logged in to the

    correct client before changing your user defaults.

    Other User Definable Options

    Besides u ser d efaults, you can d efine the following user options.

    User Menu

    If you choose System User profileStart User menu, you can define an ind ividual menu for a

    users most frequently used functions. If you w ish to d o this, you mu st be logged on as the

    user for w hom you w ant to define the menu.

    The system d isplays the u ser menu autom atically wh en the u ser logs on, although you can also

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    call it from the m enu by selecting System User profileUser menu. See User Menus for

    procedu res on creating user menus.

    User Address

    Choose System User profileUser address to access the ad dress maintenance screen.

    The entries in th is section are docum entary at present.

    Add itional data on the ad dress maintenance screen are explained br iefly below. Further

    information is available via F1.

    Langu age: Enter th e single-letter langu age key for the user s desired lan gu age. The

    language key is defined in th e SAP System an d can be displayed by p ressing F4 This is

    only for informa tion. The effective langu age selection takes place elsewhere.

    Departm ent: If necessary enter the system nam e of the users d epartm ent.

    Cost Center : Enter the system code for the u sers cost center.

    User Parameters

    User pa rameters su pp ly defaults to R/ 3 fields. If a field is ind icated, the system autom atically

    fills in d efault value. Depend ing on th e field d efinition, the entry can also be replaced w ith a

    value entered by the user.

    The two inp ut fields on the p aram eter maintenan ce screen are described briefly below.

    PID: Enter the parameter ID for wh ich you wan t to d efine a d efault value. You can d isplay

    all of the p aram eter IDs defined in the system by pressing F4.

    Param eter value: Enter the default value for the p aram eter.

    See User Parameters for more information on changing user parameters.

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    Changing User Defaults

    General Procedure

    1. Choose SystemUser profileUser

    defaults in the SAP R/3 screen.

    SAP R./3 Screen

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    TheMaintain User Defaults screen

    appears.

    2. Useris grayed out ind icating that

    it is a read -only field

    3. Make changes in the followingfields

    Start menu

    Login language

    Output device

    Start Men u ,Login Language, an d

    Ou tpu t Device sections in this

    chapter.

    4. If you choose to, d eselect the Print

    Controlleroptions.

    5. Select aDate formatoption.

    6. Select aDecimal notation option.

    7. Leave the CATToption selected.

    8. ClickSave.

    9. A values for user JILACQUA saved

    message will app ear at the bottom

    of the screen.

    10.ClickBackto return to the SAP R/3

    System screen.

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    Changing Specific Fields

    Start Menu

    A u ser-defined initial menu can be set here, wh ich w ill be displayed autom atically as of the n ext logon.

    You can only enter SAP Area m enus, not tran sactions or reports

    Example

    To save the sales menu as the initial start menu :

    1. Choose

    LogisticsSales/distributionSales.

    SAP R/3 System

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    2. The Sales screen app ears.

    3. ClickSystemStatus.

    Sales Screen

    4. The System: Status screen app ears.

    5. The transaction code app ears

    under Transaction .

    6. The transaction cod e for the Sales

    screen is VA00.

    7. Close the System: Status screen to

    return to the Sales screen.

    System Status Screen

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    8. Choose SystemUser profileUser

    defaults.

    Sales Screen

    9. EnterVA00 in Start Menu.

    10.ClickSave.

    11.ClickBackto return to the Salesmenu.

    Maintain User Defaults Screen

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    To test:

    12.Log out of SAP R/ 3 and then login

    again.

    13.Make sure that you are in the

    same client that you created theuser d efaults in.

    14.Type in your u ser name and

    password.

    The Sales menu will appear.

    SAP R/3 Screen

    Login Language

    The login language is the langu age in wh ich the SAP R/ 3 interface and docum entation are displayed. If

    you w ish to set the login language, type in E for English or D for German .

    Output Device

    To change the outp ut d evice in the SAP spool system:

    1. Position your cursor in OutputDevice.

    2. Clickpossible entries.

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    3. The Output device list app ears.

    4. Double-click on DCBX in Dest.

    Output Device Screen

    TheMaintain User: Defaults screen

    reappears.

    DCBX is now selected as the ou tpu t

    device.

    5. ClickSave to save the change.

    Maintain User Defaults

    Print ControllerOptions

    Print Immediately Option

    Select Print immediately to print you r spool request immed iately. Leave this field blank to retain spool

    requests in the spool system un til they are released.

    Delete After Output Option

    SelectDelete after output to d elete spool requests immed iately after p rinting.

    Leave this field blank to keep sp ool requests in th e spool system. You can th en p rint this request again if

    required . The system au tomatically d eletes these requests after the expiration date.

    Date FormatOptions

    Date forma t options control how d ates are displayed in the SAP R/ 3 system.

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    The table below u ses Janu ary 1, 1998 as the examp le for illustr ating d ate formats.

    Option Example

    DD.MM.YYYY 01.01.1998

    MM/ DD/ YYYY 01/ 01/ 1998

    MM-DD-YYYY 01-01-1998

    YYYY.MM.DD 1998.01.01

    YYYY/ MM/ DD 1998/ 01/ 01

    Date Format Options

    Decimal NotationOptions

    Decimal notation options control how nu mbers are displayed in the SAP R/ 3 system.

    Option Example

    Comma 3,14

    Period 3.14

    Decimal Notation Options

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    Glossary

    Term Definit ion

    ABAP/4 Interpretative, platform-ind epend ent, fourth -

    generation language tailored to d evelop bu siness

    app lications. The langu age sup ports structured

    programm ing and contains elements necessary to

    call external relational databases throu gh open SQL

    calls or d atabase-specific native SQL calls. The

    developer is not required to know the und erlying

    infrastructure.

    ABAP/4

    Dev elopment

    Workbench

    The ABAP/ 4 Developm ent Workbench provides a

    comp lete client/ server ru ntime environment and

    extensive managemen t and tuning tools. The

    Workbench is SAPs integrated tool-set to develop

    enterprise-wide client/ server app lications. This

    toolset is par ticularly suited to R/ 3 customers w ho

    want to enhance standard R/ 3 business applications

    with customized , add -on functionality.

    The major comp onents of the ABAP/ 4

    Developm ent Workbench includ e:

    ABAP/ 4 Programming Language

    ABAP/ 4 Dictionary

    ABAP/ 4 Editor

    ABAP/ 4 Fun ction Library

    Data Modeler

    R/ 3 Repository

    Test Tool, Screen Painter

    Menu Painter, Workbench Organizer/ Transport

    System

    R/ 3 Repository Information System

    The Workbench is also available to compan ies who

    are not R/ 3 users, but wan t the benefits of SAPs

    proven d evelopm ent environment for their software

    projects.

    CATT Comp uter Aid ed Test Tool.

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    Term Definition

    Univer sal SAP test tool.

    The Comp uter Aided Test Tool (CATT) is integrated

    into the ABAP/ 4 Development Workbench. It

    allows you to combine and au tomate businessprocesses as repeatable test p rocedures.

    CATT procedu res are u sed for the following tasks:

    Autom atic processing of tran sactions and

    transaction chains

    Checking transaction results

    Checking system m essages

    Checking da tabase upd ates by performing value

    determination and making target/ actualcomparisons

    Checking reactions to chan ges in Cu stomizing

    settings

    Generating data

    Client A self-contained u nit in an R/ 3 System with

    separate m aster records and its own set of tables.

    Customiz ing &

    Configuration

    In SAP term inology, custom izing is the

    implementation of configurations within the

    flexibility of the R/ 3 System. It is the basis for every

    R/ 3 project, whether it is an introd uction,subsequent project stage, or process change. The

    configuration includ es:

    R/ 3 Procedure Model, a p rocedural gu ide for

    structuring a SAP implementation

    R/ 3 Reference Model in the Business Navigator, a

    grap hical description of business p rocesses

    Implementation Guid e (IMG), men u-led parameter

    settings

    Project management through u pload and down loadfacilities and to and from Microsoft Project

    A m odel compan y (IDES), a fully integrated and

    pre-configured system used for training and testing

    The custom izing tools also belong to th e Business

    Engineering Workbench and are provided a t no

    extra charge w ith the R/ 3 System. Add-on

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    customizing is discussed in theABAP/4 Development

    Workbench section.

    Deskt op A PC that is used as a workstation is considered to

    be Desktop . Ideally, the Desktop has access to allsystems and functions needed for a user to manage

    authorized tasks.

    Implementat ion This process invo lves switching from an existing

    man agement system and bu siness practice and

    having R/ 3 run part of, or the entire, business.

    Implementat ion

    Guide

    Also referred to a s the IMG, the guid e is a tool for

    configuring the R/ 3 System to meet customer

    requiremen ts. For each business app lication, the

    implementation guide:

    Explains all the steps in the imp lementation process

    Tells you the SAP standard (factory) settings

    Describes system configuration w ork (activities) and

    interactively open s the activities

    The IMG are structured a s hyp ertext. The

    hierarchical structure reflects the stru cture of the

    R/ 3 business app lication compon ents and lists all

    the d ocum entation related to implementing R/ 3.

    The IMG contains active functions w ith wh ich you

    can:

    Open customizing tran sactions

    Write p roject docum entation

    Maintain status information

    Supp ort your p roject d ocum entation w ork and the

    man agement of your R/ 3 System imp lementation.

    Mast er record Data record containing master d ata, that is, data

    wh ich remains un changed over a reasonably long

    period of time.

    A user m aster record in the SAP System includ es

    the person's system auth orizations, stand ard

    printer, start transactions, and so on.

    Menu Menu s are control elements, offering th e u ser a

    range of options which, wh en chosen, prom pts the

    system to execute an action. One action might be th e

    opening of a subord inate pull-dow n men u. The

    layout of the menu bar or the p ull-down m enu h as

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    Term Definition

    been d efined for each R/ 3 System level. Menu

    options are selected either with a single mouse click

    or by p ositioning the cursor an d by p ressing Enter.

    Menu bar A menu bar is the menu on a screen or wind ow. Thebar is located between the title and standa rd

    toolbars. When you choose a men u op tion from the

    menu bar, you open the correspond ing pu ll-down

    menu . You can maintain up to six pu ll-down m enus

    in a m enu ba r. The system au tomatically includ es

    th e System an d Help menus.

    Parameter Field defined with the ABAP/ 4 statement

    PARAMETERS.

    You can u se param eters to pass values entered on

    the selection screen by th e user to the rep ort just

    called.

    Parameter ID Depend ing up on the d efinition given for a field, it

    may be possible to replace the param eter ID by a

    value entered by the user.

    Parameter V alue If you specify a value for the parameter, this value is

    always d efault when the u ser displays the field.

    If the u ser enters a new value in the field, the n ew

    value is only kept d uring the session. For the values

    held in the u ser master r ecord to come into effect

    again, save the parameter

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    Term Definit ion

    Passw ord A password is a user code that comp rises the

    following elements that u sers need to logon to the

    system:

    String of figures

    Letters

    Special characters that users m ust en ter

    A user ID

    Push but ton Push buttons, or bu ttons, are graphical control

    elements that you click once to execute the functions

    linked to them. In the R/ 3 System, you can also start

    functions w ith the keyboard . To do this, place the

    cursor on the button and press theEnterkey or

    Enterbutton. Push bu ttons may contain text orgrap hic symbols.

    R/3 Syst em R/ 3 System consists of:

    a central instance offering the services DVEBMGS

    (dialog, upd ate, enqu eue, background processing,

    message, gateway, spool)

    opt ional dialog instan ce offer the service D (dialog)

    optional PC front end s

    Radio but ton The radio bu tton is another grap hical controlelement that allows the u ser to select an item from a

    list of fields. If the u ser is allowed to select several

    fields at once, checkboxes are used.

    Report A report selects data from a d atabase and displays it

    in a structured form for analysis. You m ay pr int the

    report results or d isplay them on line. The system

    also provides the option of saving the selected

    report d ata, to review withou t having to re-create it.

    SAP st andard menu From the SAP stand ard menu , you can access the

    full range of SAP fun ctions.

    Screen A screen is, essentially, the p rimary w indow of a

    session.

    Select This function allows you to select an object for

    further p rocessing by p lacing the cursor on the

    object and clicking on the object.

    Session A session is a wind ow w here the u ser processes a

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    certain task. When you log on to the R/ 3 System, it

    autom atically op ens the first session, but you can

    simultaneously open up to nine sessions. The

    nu mber of the current session appear s in the status

    bar.

    Short Text Describes ABAP/ 4 Dictionary object. Used as an

    explanatory text when generating lists and in

    documentation (F1-Help)

    Syst em parameter A system p arameter is the basic system

    configuration required to ensu re smooth

    functioning of the software.

    Table Data can be arranged in table form. A table consists

    of column s (data values of the same typ e) and row s

    (data records). Fields identify a record.

    Transaction A tran saction is a series of related steps requ ired to

    perform a certain task.

    Transaction code A sequen ce of four characters represents a SAP

    transaction. To call a tran saction in the R/ 3 System,

    you can follow an IMG path or enter the tran saction

    code in the comman d field. For example, SM31 is

    the code for the table maintenance transaction.

    User Master Record Master record containing importan t master data for

    the R/ 3 system user. Only users who have a user

    master r ecord can log on to the system. For

    example, a users auth orizations are d efined in the

    master record.

    Value set A value set specifies one or more perm issible values

    for fields

    Variables Placeholder u sed to store and add ress data und er a

    par ticular nam e in a particular format.

    You can distinguish variables by their name, typ e,

    length and structure.

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    Index

    Chapter 5: Transaction Variants

    Index

    A

    ABAP/4 13, 14

    ABAP/4 Dictionary 18

    Application Area 2

    Area menu 1, 7

    C

    CATT option 6

    Client 3, 10, 13, 14

    Cost Center 3

    D

    Data Dictionary Domain 1

    Date format 6, 11

    Decimal notation 6, 12

    Default values 1

    Delete After Output option 11

    Department 3

    F

    F1 18

    F4 3

    G

    Globals 1

    H

    Help,Extended 2

    I

    Implementation Guide 1, 2, 14, 15,

    18

    L

    Language 13

    Login language 3, 6, 10, 13

    M

    Master data 1

    Materials Management 12

    N

    numbers, displayed in R/3 system 12

    O

    Output device 6, 10, 11

    P

    Parameter transactions 1

    Parameter values 16

    Passwords 10, 17

    PID 3, 16

    Print Controller 6, 11

    Print Immediately option 11

    R

    R/3

    3.1 version 13.1G 2

    customizing 1, 2, 14, 15

    Extended Help 2

    fields 1, 2

    numbers in 12

    personalization 1, 2

    report 2, 17

    reports 2

    SAPGUI 2

    session 17

    spool system 10, 11

    transactions 1, 2

    R/3 Report Navigator 2Report Navigator See R/3 Report

    Navigator

    Reports See R/3

    S

    Sales screen 8

    SAP Shortcut

    calling 18

    SAP Shortcuts 2

    SAPGUI 2

    Screen messages 17

    Shortcuts See SAP Shortcuts

    Start menu 6, 7

    T

    Test function 13

    Transaction code 8.18

    Transaction screen 13, 18

    Transaction variants 1

    U

    User Address 3

    user defaults 1

    User defaults 3, 5, 9

    testing 10

    8VHU,' 17

    user logon 3

    User master record 3, 15, 16, 18User menu 1, 3

    User parameters 1, 3

    V

    VA00 traansaction 8, 9

    Value 18

    Value set 18

    Variant transactionsSee transaction

    variants

    W

    Windows Desktop 15