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IntroductIon to SAP 5
Parameter ID A parameter ID is a special identier given to some elds in SAP. It
can be stored in your user prole with its default values. For example, the parameter
ID for company code is BUK. A user who is responsible only for entering docu-
ments in company code 1000 would set up the BUK parameter ID with a default of
1000 in their user prole. By specifying this parameter ID, the user will never have
to enter the company code in a transaction; the company code will automatically
default to 1000. Parameter IDs are stored in the Technical Information eld box. An
explanation of how to display the Technical Information box is included in “Finding
the Table to Congure” later in this chapter.
Batch input session A batch input session stores values to be entered during a
normal system transaction. Some transactions automatically create batch input ses-
sions because of the heavy processing required. To complete the transaction, you
must select the batch input session and then run the batch input session manager.
Most data transfer programs are executed via batch input sessions. A good way to
think of a batch input session is to think of it as a macro. A macro uses standard
functioning to input data that is stored to automate a repeated task. You can use
transaction code SM35 to run and manage batch input sessions.
Jobs A job is similar to a batch input session in that it executes a standard SAP
transaction in the background, usually at night. Jobs are set up and scheduled for
processor-intensive transactions and reports. If you do not correctly specify the
print parameters on a print request, your print request will be stored as a job. is
means that when you start a print transaction from within SAP and you do not
check the Print Immediately box the print request is stored in the print spool as a
job and has to be manually released through the job manager to print. Your com-
pany’s Basis group usually manages jobs.
User menus You can create your own user menu with your most commonly
used transactions. en you can assign this personalized menu to your user ID in
your user preferences. If you are developing a system to be used by a client site, user
menus can also be set up for a group of users with limited access to the system. is
includes users who might not use the system oen enough to remember the menu
paths they need to use to execute a transaction.
Distributed systems (ALE) Some SAP installations have more than one pro-
ductive instance of SAP running at any one time. SAP provides a tool called
Application Link Enabling (ALE) to allow two dierent SAP systems to share data
with each other.
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