- [Instructor] Again, to do anything in SAP,
we need to enter into what is called a transaction.
Transactions can be entered using the SAP menu tree
or by using transaction codes.
In the SAP world, these are often referred to as T-codes.
A T-code consists of letters, numbers, and punctuation.
Every transaction in SAP has a T-code associated with it.
Navigating with T-codes is usually much faster
than drilling down using the SAP menu tree.
SAP users almost always navigate using T-codes
and most users end up memorizing the T-codes
that they're using often.
A quick search can help us out if we do forget
a specific T-code.
To navigate using a transaction code,
we'll start on the SAP easy access screen.
We'll click in the command field.
This command field is at the top of every screen in SAP.
We want to enter into the post incoming payments
for accounts receivable transaction.
The T-code for this is f-28, and we enter that directly
into our command field.
Transaction codes are not case sensitive.
We'll then press enter.
We have now entered the post incoming payments transaction
using the T-code f-28.
If we forget what transaction code we're in,
there's an easy way to find out.
First, we'll go to the SAP menu bar at the top.
Clicking the left arrow,
we'll expand our system information.
When we click HS4(1)150,
it brings up a dropdown of all of our system information.
Clicking on transaction shows our transaction code
which is f-28.
A really helpful hint in SAP that works most of the time
is understanding that transaction codes ending in 01
are create, T-codes ending in 02 are change
and T-codes ending in 03 are display transactions.
For example, mm01 is a transaction code
to create a material.
Mm02 is the T-code to change a material
and mm03 is the T-code to display a material.
Finally, whenever we encounter a transaction code
that starts with the letters Y or Z,
we know that this is a custom transaction.
Transaction codes starting with Y or Z are not standard
out of the box transactions from SAP.