SAP Favorites. You can manage your own SAP menu Favorites in multiple ways: 1. From the SAP menu bar click on Favorites to display your options:

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1 SAP Favorites SAP Favorites... 1 Add Favorite (available options)... 3 Edit Favorites:... 4 Delete Favorites (available options)... 5 Add Folders to Favorites... 6 Moving the Placement of Favorites (available options):... 6 Add Other Objects to the Favorites folder... 7 Summary... 8 Are you struggling to remember SAP transaction codes? Are you using too many clicks to drill down to the SAP transactions you frequently use? A useful feature is the Favorites on the SAP menu. Creating Favorites allow you to build your own SAP personalized menu. The transactions you use daily will be just a click away and named according to your preferences. In SAP Easy Access, you can create a list of Favorites containing Transactions, Files or Web addresses. You will be able to Add, Edit and Delete your Favorites. SAP Favorites You can manage your own SAP menu Favorites in multiple ways: 1. From the SAP menu bar click on Favorites to display your options:

2 2. Right click on the Favorites folder to access its menu: 3. Favorites folder (menu) on SAP Easy Access: Add to Favorites Delete Favorites Changes Favorites Move Favorites down Move Favorites up

3 Whether using the Favorites menu, right-clicking on the Favorites folder, or using the Favorites short-cut icons, you can do variations of the following: Add/Edit/Delete your own Favorites menu path Organize your transactions by creating folders Change the placement of your folders or transactions within the Favorites folder list. Rename the transactions (if you wish) Add Favorite (available options) One of the easiest methods to add a transaction to your Favorites is to right-click on your Favorites folder and choose Insert Transaction You will get a popup Manual entry of a transaction. Enter the transaction you want to add to your Favorites, and green check to confirm your entry: It will then display in your Favorites: Note: If you would like to edit your favorite entry, see the next section Edit Favorites

4 To find the transaction via the SAP menu, select the folder or transaction that you want to add to Favorites. Then simply drag and drop it onto the favorites folder. Or just select the transaction and choose the corresponding short-cut icon Add to Favorites. Example = Go through the SAP menu: Logistics > Sales and Distribution > Sales > Order > VA03 Display (Select the Add to Favorites icon transaction to your Favorite folder). to add the Drag and drop the transaction from the SAP menu into your Favorites folder. Note: the SAP menu item will not be removed from the SAP menu, only copied to your Favorites menu. Right-click on the transaction in the SAP menu and choose Add to Favorites. Using any of the options above to add favorites, the Folder or Transaction you choose will be copied to your Favorites folder. Edit Favorites: To change the Favorite description, highlight the Favorite and choose the Change Favorites icon choose Change Favorites. A pop-up with the text of the favorite you selected will display:, or right-click on the Favorite and Update the Text to what you want it to display as, and green check :

5 Delete Favorites (available options) Highlight the Favorite and choose the Delete Favorites icon : Right-click on the Favorite and choose Delete Favorites : There is also an option of deleting your entire Favorites folder in a single step. Choose your main Favorites folder, right-click and choose Delete all favorites : WARNING: This will DELETE all your Favorites

6 Add Folders to Favorites You may find it a best practice to use Folders in Favorites, especially if you want to have your transactions organized or separated by various areas of SAP. From your Favorites folder, right-click and choose Insert folder : A Create a Folder in the Favorite List pop up will appear for you to insert the name of your new folder, and confirm by choosing the green check: The folder should now appear in the Favorites menu. You can add as many transactions, folders and nested folders as you wish but remember to keep your menu as simple as possible since the goal of creating Favorites is to minimize the clicks you need to gain access to the intended transactions. Moving the Placement of Favorites (available options): Highlight your Favorite and choose either the Move up or Move down button from the Favorites short-cut. Highlight your Favorite and move it with your mouse to the position within your Favorites you would like it placed.

7 Add Other Objects to the Favorites folder You are not just limited to adding SAP Transactions to your Favorites. You can add many other objects such as Web URL s or external file short-cuts. To do this from your Favorites folder, right-click and choose Add Other objects : After you choose Add Other Objects, the below pop up box will appear: For a Web address or file, the first option will be chosen Web address or file, simply double-click on it or click on it once and choose the green check. Now a description and the website URL needs to be entered: Choose the green check to confirm your entry.

8 The URL and the description will appear in your Favorites folder. If you double-click on the Favorite (URL link), your browser will open the link. You may get an SAP GUI Security pop up, you can choose the Remember My Decision box, and choose Allow. Summary The main purpose of creating Favorites is to make your most used transactions easily accessible, so make sure the folders and shortcuts you add are kept simple. So don t make your Favorites folder structure too complex.