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Work Instruction

Desktop Shortcuts

Purpose
This work instruction describes how the user can create a Desktop shortcut. Using SAP
Shortcuts, the user can start an SAP transaction, run a report, or execute a system
command directly from your Microsoft Windows desktop. Shortcuts eliminate the need to
navigate through menus to access screens. This is particularly useful for tasks that the
user runs on a regular basis.

In the Standard toolbar, the Create Shortcut icon lets the user add a shortcut to a
specific SAP transaction directly to your Windows desktop. With this shortcut, the user
can log directly into the specific transaction without having to navigate through the SAP
Easy Access menu paths. There is no limit to the number of desktop shortcuts the user
can create

Menu Path
N/A

Transaction Code
N/A

Work Steps
The user can add a shortcut to the Windows desktop by performing the following steps:

1. Within a transaction, click from the Standard toolbar.

2. The New SAP GUI Shortcut dialog box appears.

3. Select an application Type. The application type determines the type of transaction
being created for the shortcut. For example, select Transaction as the type.

4. Enter the transaction code in the Command field. For example, a shortcut is being
created for Create Purchase Order ME21.

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5. Enter a Title for the shortcut. For example, Create Purchase Order: Initial Screen in
the Title field.

6. Check that the information in the dialog box (User name, Language, Type, Title,
Command) is correct.

7. Click to create the desktop shortcut.

8. This shortcut on your Windows desktop launches the transaction when double-clicked.

The user can delete a shortcut once it has been added to the Windows desktop by performing the
following steps:

1. Right mouse click the shortcut. A windows drop-down menu appears.

2. Select Delete from the list of options.

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3. The Confirm File Delete message appears.

4. Click to confirm the deletion of the SAP shortcut.

5. The shortcut has been removed from the Window desktop

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