SAP Tips and Tricks - 3

/n - Takes the user to the root SAP Easy Access menu from anywhere.

/n + [T-code] - Takes the user directly to the desired T-code from anywhere. For example, “/nVA01” will take the user directly to the Create Sales Order screen.

/* + [T-code] - Like ‘/n + [T-code]’, but takes the user directly into the desired T-code with the last values used. For example, “/*XD02” will take the user directly into change mode screen for the last customer you were changing.

/nex - Closes all windows for the current system/client and logs off of SAP.

/o - Alone, it will generate an “Overview of Sessions” screen for the current system. It also allows you to generate a new session.

/o + [T-code] - When used as a prefix to a transaction code, it will open the target transaction in a new window. For example, “/ova01” will open up the Create Sales Order screen in a new window.

Ctrl-Y - Use this key combination on a variety of screens to grab several lines of text or several cells of values in a table. Results can be pasted just about anywhere including Word, Excel, and Outlook. After you hit Ctrl-Y, you will see the mouse pointer turn to a cross-hair. You can then select values from ALV tables, SAPscript reports, etc.

SEARCH_SAP_MENU - This t-code is available on most newer versions of ECC. It will allow you to perform a text search for a specific transaction code or text string and returns all possible menu paths to arrive at related t-codes.

SDMO - This T-code allows the user to search for Transaction Codes using one or two text strings.

PDF! - to download a pdf copy of any print preview.

SU3 - T code to manage your own user id and default settings.

PID - On any field, press F1 and then on help window press F9 (technical information) - you will know the parameter id for the field if there is one.

Debugging - Have a notepad file with below code:

[ FUNCTION ]

Command= /H

Title=Debugger

Type=SystemCommand

While running the transaction, drop this file on transaction screen, the debugging will switch on.

Use ALT+F+W and ALT+F+U in SAP Easy Access Screen to download and upload the user favourites within/across systems.

CTRL+? - to go to the tcode command field on SAP screen.

CTRL+/ - Cursor jumps directly to the OK-Code field.

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SAP ABAP Performance Tuning Tips and Techniques

There are many tricks and tips which can be used for SAP ABAP performance tuning for reducing the time consumed in program execution.


Using ABAP sort in place of order by, order by clause is executed in database server whereas ABAP sort statement is executed in application server, collecting the data in internal table and using sort command to search executes the search much faster than order by. Another tip for SAP ABAP performance tuning is use of aggregated functions in place of loops for finding highest value etc. in a table, using parallel cursor technique in place of nested loops and using selection criteria in place of check clause in select endselect loop.


Selection with index support, selection with into table clause and selection with selection list in place of select endselect loop with check clause are few tips and tricks for SAP ABAP program performance tuning. Copy, modify and delete are the tasks which are required in an application many times, performing these tasks with help of loops is easy but wastes lot of execution time. Normally, a loop is run on the table and corresponding commands are given to perform any of these activities like append, delete or modify in the loop body, in place of this, use of modify command or delete command with necessary parameters can save lot of time. Appending two internal tables by using append lines in place of loops more frequently is a good SAP ABAP performance tuning trick. Avoiding use of select distinct clause and using abap+sort delete adjacent duplicates for deleting duplicate rows is also a good way of tuning the performance of a SAP ABAP program.