Changing Your Password


You can change your SAP password during the logon process through the SAP screen, which is displayed when you log on with the SAP Logon Pad. (You cannot change it when you log on with a desktop shortcut.) Just follow this next procedure.

Procedure: Changing Your Password When You Log On

Step 1.

Follow the procedure for logging on with the SAP Logon pad. (See Lesson 1).

Step 2.

When the SAP screen appears (Figure 4.1):

  • Enter your user ID and password (and, if necessary, client and language codes) in the appropriate fields.

  • Click the New password button (A) in the application toolbar.

Figure 4.1. Enter your user ID and password (and any other required codes), then click the New password button to change the password.


Step 3.

The SAP popup screen appears (Figure 4.2).

  • Enter a new password in the New password and Repeat password fields.

  • Hit the Enter key on your keyboard to record your new password and complete the logon.

    Figure 4.2. Enter your new password twice on the SAP popup screen.


    (Note: This screen pops up automatically when you first log on to the system with a temporary password and prompts you to create a permanent password. When the system is configured to force you to change your password on a regular basis, this screen also appears automatically at the scheduled time.)

When you create a password for SAP, you must follow these system protocols and other common-sense rules:

  • It must be 6 to 8 characters long.

  • It can be a combination of any numbers, letters, or symbols.

  • It must not begin with a question mark (?), exclamation point (!), or blank space.

  • It cannot start with three identical characters (for example, BBBRalph).

  • It cannot be one of your more recently used passwords or your user ID.

  • It cannot be pass or SAP.

  • It should not be the name of your spouse, favorite pet, birth date, social security number, or anything else that is written somewhere or which could be guessed by an unwanted intruder who knows you.


Once you log on, you can change your password on the Maintain User Profile screen. Follow this next procedure.

Procedure: Changing Your Password After You Log On

Step 1.

Go to the menu bar at the top of any SAP screen and follow the menu path System > User Profile > Own Data (Figure 3.1 on page 47).

Step 2.

The Maintain User Profile screen appears (Figure 4.3).

  • Click the Password button (A) in the application toolbar.

Figure 4.3. Click the New password button to change your password.


Step 3.

The Change Password for User popup screen appears (Figure 4.4).

  • Enter your current password in the Old password field (A).

  • Enter your new password in the New password and Repeat password fields (B).

  • Hit the Enter key on your keyboard to erase the screen from your desktop.

Figure 4.4. Enter your new password twice on this screen.


Step 4.

Click the Save button (Figure 4.3B) in the standard toolbar of the Maintain User Profile screen to save your new password and erase this screen from your desktop.



SAP R. 3 for Everyone. Step-by-Step Instructions, Practical Advice, and Other Tips and Tricks for Working with SAP
SAP R/3 for Everyone: Step-by-Step Instructions, Practical Advice, and Other Tips and Tricks for Working with SAP
ISBN: 0131860852
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 132

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