When working in the SAP system, it is useful to display the technical
names of the transactions. The technical names are used for quick entry by
entering the name in the command field.
Few users use SAP tree to find and run the program/transaction they would
like to run. There are also another type of users which mainly use transaction
codes directly in the SAP command field. I am not going to debate in this quick
guide whether you should use one or another and what are the pros and cons of
both of them.
By Default, SAP tree and related transactions will look like following:
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Figure: SAP Tree without Technical Names
In order to display the technical names, you will need to access the
Extras option of the Menu Bar.
OK, let’s go back to the SAP Tree. To show the transaction codes, you
should go to the top menu: Extras->Settings
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Figure: SAP Extras Settings menu
Check the flag for “Display technical names”
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Figure: SAP check flag display technical names
When you do this then the same SAP tree will look like following
screenshot:
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Figure: SAP Tree with transaction codes
Note:
Please note that, when you don’t display the technical names, you could find the technical name by
looking at the status menu at the bottom right corner when you run particular
program/transaction.
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Figure: SAP Transaction Codes in the status
