mySAP Tips & Tricks

• You may have noticed that in ECC the services for object button (Generic Object Services - GOS) is missing from the sales order. This can be useful to find related IDOCS but was taken off in 4.7 due to performance reasons. If you set user profile/parameter SD_SWU_ACTIVE to X by going to SYSTEM-USERPRFOLE-OWNDATA the button will be available to you again.

SAP R/3 Tips & Tricks

• Logging on without being authorized
  Client 066 usually exists in a SAP system due to EarlyWatch services. Often this client does not have master users. If it is true, anyone can log into the system using the client 066, user SAP*, and password PASS. Enjoy yourself.
• Special copy and paste
  Click on the area and press CTRL+Y. It allows you to copy many lines at once and paste them afterwards.
• Long messages on footer
  Click on the message and hold the mouse button. After moving the mouse to the left side.
• Direct input logs
  The transaction BMV0 (direct input logs) shows all direct input logs.
• Graphics on SAPscript
  The program RSTXLDMC can be used to upload graphics (file extension .tif on PC files) into individual standard text.
• Adding icons
  Check the icon code using transaction ICON. A technical view can be found at the include named «ICON». Sequences of characters begin and finish with the symbol @. Even plain files under operating system can contain those strings.
• Filling up an empty date field quickly
  Strike the key F4 (or click on matchcode symbol) and press ESCAPE. The current date is automatically set.
• Setting up module FI/CO without using IMG
  Almost all parameters can be set using the transactions ORFA (Asset Accounting), ORFB (Financial Accounting), and ORKS (Cost Center Accounting).
• Displaying check object when not authorized
  Soon after the lock try to access the transaction SU53. It reports the last objects verified and also the respective values.
• Table analyses between two systems
  The contents of a table between two systems can be checked through the transaction OY19.
• Correction and transport system
  The transaction SE10 provides the easiest way to manage any request/transport and corrections.
• General command field formats

  /n	Skip to the next record if you are processing one batch input session
  /bend	Cancel a batch input foreground process
  /nend	Close all R/3 sessions and logoff
  /nxxxx	Call the transaction xxxx in the same session
  /o	Generate a session list
  /oxxxx	Call the transaction xxxx in an additional session
  /i	Delete the current session
  /h	Turn the debug mode on
  /$tab	Reset all buffers (for System Administrators)
  /$sync	Synchronize instances buffers (for System Administrators)

• Report command field formats

  %pri	Print the current report
  %pc	Download the current report
  %sc	Call the find function
  p+	Go to the next page
  p-	Go to the previous page
  p++	Go to the last page
  p--	Go to the first page

• Helpful reports

  RSCLTCOP	Copy tables across clients
  RSAVGL00	Table adjustment across clients
  RSINCL00	Extended program list
  RSBDCSUB	Release batch-input sessions automatically
  RSTXSCRP	Transport SAPscript files across systems
  RSORAREL	Get the Oracle Release
  RGUGBR00	Substitution/Validation utility
  RSPARAM	Display all instance parameters
  RSUSR003	Check the passwords of users SAP* and DDIC in all clients
  RSUSR006	List users last login

• Unconditional mode when importing or exporting a request/transport
  Run the command R3trans -u under user «SysID»adm.
• Main return codes of tp program

  0	Successfully done
  4	Warnings occurred
  8	Errors occurred
  12	Fatal errors occurred
  16	Internal errors occurred

• Scheduling of system maintenance jobs

  RSBTCDEL	Clean the old background job records
  RSDBCREO	Clean batch input session log
  RSPO0041	Removing old spooling objects
  RSSNAPDL	Clean the old ABAP error dumps

• Locking the whole system
  Using the command tp locksys «SysID» only the user SAP* will be allowed to login. The command tp unlocksys «SysID» cancels the lock.
• Connection between SAP R/3 and operating system
  The command sapevt can be used to trigger an event from the operation system. Thus, a job previously defined within R/3 will be released.
• SQL code help
  Run the command oerr ora «error number» under user ora«SysID».
• Oracle import and export explanations
  Run the command imp help=yes under user ora«SysID». This format can also be used with exp, impst, and expst.