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SAP ECC is a software system that manages human resources, finance, and sourcing/requisitions processes. The different processes areas are integrated,
meaning that they work together using a central database in real-time, rather than relying on data being periodically passed and forth between different
software systems handling separate functions. ECC can be accessed at: https://newerc.nscorp.com via the Home Tab/ SAP GUI Launch Pad link.
ECC CORE TOOLBARS AND MENUS
1. Menu Toolbar
2. Standard Toolbar
3. Title Toolbar
4. Application Toolbar
5. Favorites Menu
6. SAP Menu
7. Status Toolbar
8. Minimize/Resize/Close
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STANDARD TOOLBAR BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS
This toolbar also contains the Command field where transaction codes can be entered
Buttons will appear “greyed out” if they are not active on a particular screen.
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ADDING FAVORITES
The favorites menu is an area where you can save transaction codes that you use
often, or are hard to remember, or simply want to organize in your own way.
Adding Favorites (four methods)
1. Click Favorites/Insert Transaction. Type the transaction code and click the check
mark.
2. Locate the transaction code in the SAP Menu. Select it and click Favorites/Add.
3. Right-click a transaction code in the SAP Menu and click Add to
Favorites.
4. Drag and drop a transaction code from the SAP Menu to the
Favorites Menu.
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ORGANIZING FAVORITES
Change the display name of a favorite: right-click and select Change Favorite. Delete a favorite: right-click and select Delete Favorite.
STATUS MENU SYSTEM MESSAGES
Create your own folders within the
Favorites Menu by clicking
Favorites/Insert Folder.
Drag and drop favorites to change their order or place
them into folders.
Informational message (green): provides notification that a process has been completed successfully.
Warning message (yellow): can indicate that a change is outside of some guideline, but is still
allowed, or act as a notification that data is about to be deleted or replaced as part of the change.
Error message (red): indicates that a change cannot be made because it is not allowed by system
programming.
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SEARCH HELP
Many of the data fields in SAP display the Search Help button to the right
of the field (you may need to click the field first to display the button).
Clicking Search Help generally results in one of two things:
A box appears where you can type search terms. Clicking the green check
mark returns search results.
A box appears listing the valid values for the field. Click one to highlight it,
then click the green check mark.
You can often use an asterisk * as a “wild card” before and/or after your search
term to include search results that include your search term as a portion of the
result. (smith* would return “smithson”, “smithy”, etc.)
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USING TABS
SAP often uses tabs to keep screens organized. You may click a tab
to display the information associated with it.
A field that includes a button
similar to the one shown has a
drop down menu from which
values can be selected.
Ctrl-C - copy what is highlighted
Ctrl-V - paste into selected field
Ctrl-X - cuts selected data and places into clipboard
Ctrl-Y - hold and drag mouse so that text is highlighted
DROP DOWN MENUS
COPY AND PASTE
Click these to select options. For radio
buttons, only one option at a time can be
selected. Multiple check boxes can be
selected at a time.
You generally cannot right click and select
Copy/Paste type options in SAP. Use the following
key combinations instead :
RADIO BUTTONS AND CHECK BOXES
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CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP
LOGG ING OFF THE SYSTEM (THREE WAYS)
Clicking Help in the menu bar while within a transaction, then NS Custom Help, opens a uPerform web browser window with links to materials that have been
developed at Norfolk Southern to assist you with that transaction.