Double-click the icon for SAP Logon on the desktop
Call the Windows menu Start->Programs->SAP Front End->SAPlogon
After SAP Logon is started, SAP Logon main window appears (see below) and SAP Logon icon now appears in both the task bar (together with the title like SAP Logon 640) and the system tray (that is the bottom right-hand corner of your desktop).
2.5.1.1 SAP Logon Main Window
After you start SAP Logon you get a new window with the title SAP Logon 640 as follows:
If there are already some SAP Shortcut entries defined, the following window appears if you activate the tab Shortcuts:
The SAP Logon main window (see the figures above) contains by default two tabs: Shortcuts and Systems tab. The Systems tab is activated by default after starting SAP Logon.
On the Systems tab, if there are already system entries defined, as shown above, and you would like to log on to your SAP system immediately by selecting the system entry and choosing Log on Button, go to the section Logging on to a System. Otherwise go to Maintaining Logon Entries in SAP Logon.
On the Shortcuts tab, if there are already SAP Shortcut entries defined, as shown above, and you would like to log on to your SAP system immediately by selecting the SAP Shortcut entry and choosing Log on Button, go to the section Using SAP Shortcuts. Otherwise go to Maintaining SAP Shortcut Entries in SAP Logon.
2.5.2 Maintaining Logon Entries in SAP Logon
To be able to maintain logon entries, your system administrator should have maintained the message server ini-file sapmsg.ini for Group Selection or Server Selection, and the SAProuter ini-file saproute.ini, if an SAProuter is used to connect to the message or application servers. To use Group Selection for a system some logon groups like PUBLIC, SPACE and so on must be also configured for that system.
To see the path of the files sapmsg.ini and saproute.ini:
Call up the SAP Logon dialog box
Click in the top left-hand corner
Choose Options
2.5.2.1 Adding Entries Using Group Selection
Procedure
Display the SAP Logon
Choose Groups... to display the Group Selection dialog box.
Enter the system that you want to log on to in the System ID field by choosing an item from the dropdown list or tying the system ID directly.
You can also filter the dropdown list for system ID by clicking the button Filter Systems and entering the key word(s) on the Filter Systems dialog (see 2.5.2.6 Filtering Systems about details).
Select the SAProuter in the field SAProuter if an SAProuter is used to connect to the message server.
Choose Generate list. The system displays the logon groups that are active.
Select a logon group and then press:
Logon to log on without adding the logon group to the list.
To log on with the advanced options you can choose the button with the down arrow (right to the logon button), choose the menu Logon With... and modify the default settings on the Advanced Options dialog (see 2.5.2.5 Modifying the Advanced Options about details).
Add to add the logon group to the list without logging on (see 2.5.2.4 Editing Entries about details).
Add and Logon to add a logon group to the list and log on immediately.
2.5.2.2 Adding Entries Using Server Selection
Procedure
Display the SAP Logon by choosing Start -> Programs -> SAP Front End -> SAPlogon.
Choose Server... to display the dialog box Server Selection.
Enter the system that you want to log on to in the System ID field by choosing an item from the dropdown list or tying the system ID directly.
You can also filter the dropdown list for system ID by clicking the button Filter Systems and entering the key word(s) on the Filter Systems dialog (see 2.5.2.6 Filtering Systems about details).
Select the SAProuter in the field SAProuter if an SAProuter is used to connect to the message server.
Choose Generate list to display the active servers.
Select a server and choose:
Logon to log on without adding the server to the list
To log on with the advanced options you can choose the button with the down arrow (right to the logon button), choose the menu Logon With... and modify the default settings on the Advanced Options dialog (see 2.5.2.5 Modifying the Advanced Options about details).
Add to add the server to the list without logging on (see 2.5.2.4 Editing Entries about details).
Add and Logon to add a server to the list and log on immediately
2.5.2.3 Adding User-Defined Entries
Procedure
Display the SAP Logon by choosing Start -> Programs ->SAP Front End -> SAPlogon
Press User-Defined... to display the New Entry dialog box as follows:
Enter the following information:
Description: A short description of the system, the first 3 characters should be the System ID
Application Server: The name of the host that you want to connect to
SAProuter String: A routing entry (e.g. entry defined in saproute.ini)
System ID: Specify the system ID (e.g. OSS) of the SAP System that you want to connect to
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