Lesson 7. Navigating to Initial Screens With Transaction Codes This lesson describes the use of transaction codes to navigate to the initial screens of transactions. Every SAP transaction is assigned its own unique transaction code or t-code, which is often used as a shorthand name for the transaction itself. The codes are usually four or five characters long, although they can be longer, and they are organized according to their functions, which are often indicated in the transaction code itself. For example: Purchasing transactions have four- and five-character codes that begin with ME. For instance, you can create a purchase requisition with the ME51N transaction, display a list of requisitions from your department with the ME5A transaction, and create a vendor purchase order for an approved requisition with the ME59 transaction. Equipment-maintenance transactions have four-character codes that begin with IW. For instance, you can create a work order for maintaining a vehicle with the IW31 transaction, display the costs of that work with the IW33 transaction, and close the books on the work with the IW32 transaction. Reporting transactions often have very long codes because there are so many varieties of them. For instance, you can display a yearly budget for a department with the S_ALR_87013611 transaction and a yearly budget for a large work project with the S_ALR_87013543 transaction. But you can also display the monthly budget of a project with the S_ALR_87013614 transaction and display the budget for each contractor working on that project with the S_ALR_87013615 transaction.
You can navigate to the initial screen of transactions by entering their transaction code in the command fields of screens. This navigation method can be used on the SAP Easy Access screen, where it provides a rapid, keyboard-driven alternative to pointing-and-clicking through the menu or favorites folders to a transaction link, as well as on any initial or output screen. |
