Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

This space is for those bits of information that can save you a lot of time and trouble and usually are hard to find in the documentation.

1. Problems with username/passwords while setting JCO's?... try with the password in UPPERCASE.

2. Going home in a hurry? Use transaction /nex to close all your sessions at the same time in    specific 

     application server you are logged-in       

3. In an R/3 screen, use %pc to download any Tcode full page in any format you want.(.htm, .txt etc). Also

    use Tcode /nSO21 to specify the default download location (this is very useful as saving all files to the 

    sapworkdir can be little annoying at times) 

   

4. Show Work Process usage over time by running SM50 -> List -> CPU. This shows CPU usage in 

    minutes since startup. If all of your DIA WP's show time, then consider adding more.

5. If you want to select text on your SAP screen and if you are not able to do it. Use Ctrl+Y and then you 

    can select text. 

6. To access history of Tcodes used, click on the Tcode command field and use UP and DOWN arrow 

     keys.

7. To display the checked object when not authorized call transaction SU53. It reports the last objects

     verified and also the respective values. Incase missing authorization through pop-up then close it (click 

     cross mark) instead of continue it. Then run SU53 immediately either in same session (/nSU53) or in new

     session (/oSU53). 

8. Use ctrl+? To go to the Tcode command field on SAP screen.

9. Enter /i on Tcode field to delete the current session.

10. Enter /nend to cancel all SAP sessions and log off.

11. Use ALT+F+W and ALT+F+U in SAP Easy Access Screen to download and upload the user

       favorites within/across systems.   

      

12. To send a SAP message to another person use Function Module TH_POPUP from transaction SE37.

13. Ctrl & + to open new SAP session

14. ctrl+shift+F8 System Administration information.

15. ctrl+shift+F8 Manual entry of Transaction Code.

16. ctrl+shift+F5 Create folder in Favorite list.

17. ctrl+shift+F7 Add additional object

18. ctrl+shift+F12 Direct go to Role maintenance

19. Change application server in SM51 by double clicking on application server you want to get in.

20. ALT + F12 Calls the menu pop up for Customizing of local layout.

21. CTRL + Shift + P Makes a Hard copy which shows no menu pop up and can also contain status texts 

      and modal pop ups.

22. CTRL + / Cursor jumps directly to the OK-Code field.

23. CTRL + I Cursor jumps to the first focusable field or control.

24. CTRL + ; Creates Sap shortcut.