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CHAPTER 1Configuration ToolsFeatur ing:INTRODUCTION TO SAPffA NEW APPROACH TO SYSTEM CUSTOMIZATIONffTHE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE IMGffTHE SERVICE MARK

10 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolStraining, data conversion, and user sandboxes. Once the entire project solution has been tested successfully i

A new APProAch to SyStem cuStomIzAtIon 11NOTE Most transports record only the changes to the table. However, some trans-ports created by a smal

12 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSAll programs and a small amount of tables are shared among the clients within an environment. ese are known a

A new APProAch to SyStem cuStomIzAtIon 13activity, and this transport movement can happen once the system is in production. Remember that it is onl

14 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolStransaction code SE10, selecting the task, and clicking the Release Directly button, as seen Figure 1.3. When

the ImPlementAtIon guIde (Img) 15FIgurE 1.4 The Implementation Guide (IMG) main screene Project IMG is created by the project team manager or by

16 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSIf your project doesn’t use the Project IMG for documentation and status tracking, it is a good idea to use th

the ImPlementAtIon guIde (Img) 17An explanation of the specic tasks can be viewed by clicking the note folder to the le of the conguration step,

18 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSIn those instances when you know the table name and not the customizing view name, the transaction code SM31 (

the ImPlementAtIon guIde (Img) 19In this example, say you want to congure a company code. You can use any trans-action that references a company c

CHAPTER 1B efore you undertake your rst SAP conguration project, it is important to under-stand the concepts behind table-driven customization as we

20 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSFIgurE 1.9 The help screen that SAP refers to as a Performance Assistant, which you can open by pressing F1 o

the ImPlementAtIon guIde (Img) 21FIgurE 1.10 The table and eld names can be discovered by clicking the technical information box.e Dictionary Di

22 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSFIgurE 1.11 The table SKB1 is displayed using transaction code SE12.By viewing the structure of table SKB1, y

the ImPlementAtIon guIde (Img) 23TIP In relational databases, a key eld is a unique identier for a table. This eld is used as a reference to

24 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSFIgurE 1.13 The options for narrowing the results of transaction code SE16e elds that are automatically dis

the ServIce mArket PlAce 25You can save it to your hard drive, and then it is a very easy task of importing it into Excel and converting the le.Yo

26 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolStake you to your typical search parameters. Just ll in the criteria you’re looking for (the release of SAP yo

SummAry 27many more. One of the existing ISs may work for your business. If not, work with SAP regarding your business needs; SAP may make—or allow

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IntroductIon to SAP 3conguration scenario you might encounter would be an impossible task, but aer reading the book, you will be able to apply wha

4 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSVariant A variant is a specic setting that is saved when a program is executed. Some data input screens a

IntroductIon to SAP 5Parameter ID A parameter ID is a special identier given to some elds in SAP. It can be stored in your user prole with i

6 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSTIP SAP is an integrated system, which means conguration choices and decisions made by people conguring o

A new APProAch to SyStem cuStomIzAtIon 7programs. To facilitate these requirements, a new way of customizing systems was needed. is new way of cust

8 chAPter 1 • confIgurAtIon toolSHealthcare fHigher education and research fInsurance fPublic sector fManufacturing fAerospace and defense fAuto

A new APProAch to SyStem cuStomIzAtIon 9understand the client concept in this light when you are just starting out in SAP. In the standard project s