R/3 Menus

The following overview describes the basic hierarchy of the menu bars at the three levels of the R/3 System, the main menu level, the application level, and the task level. The task level itself can have a hierarchical structure, too. Structure the menu bar uniformly within a task to ensure consistency. Therefore, do not remove functions that are not used from the menu bar and the pull-down menus but set them inactive only.

Note: The System and Help menus are always available in the R/3 System. They are appended automatically to the right of the individual menus at the respective level. The same applies to the Layout menu, which appears to the right of the menu bar as icon. It allows the user to change local settings like fonts or interface colors.

 

Main Menu Level

In the menu bar at the main menu level, the R/3 System displays all application areas available. The following application areas are currently available: Office, Logistics, Accounting, Human resources, Information systems, Tools (Büro, Logistik, Rechnungswesen, Personal, Informationssysteme, Werkzeuge).

 

Application Level

At the application level, object classes or tasks = transactions of an application area are listed in the menu bar.

 

Task Level

At the task level, the user edits data. The structure of the menu bar and the corresponding pull-down menus are largely standardized. In the following you find an overview of the individual menu bar options in the defined sequence from left to right, together with a short definition and obligatory or typical pull-down menus.

Keys

  • Bold = pull-down option: obligatory
  • Normal = pull-down option: optional
  • --- = here you should insert separator lines

 

<Object> (<Objekt>)

Put actions which affect the entire object here; they receive the name of the object that has been selected at the next higher level -- obligatory

1) Initial screens:

  • Actions for choosing another object- Aktionen zur Auswahl eines anderen Objekts

    Other <object> (Anderes <Objekt>)
    Create (Anlegen)
    Change (Ändern)
    Display (Anzeigen)
    Copy from... (Vorlage kopieren)

  • Backup actions (Sicherungsaktionen) ------

    Save (Sichern)
    Hold (Merken)
    Generate (Generieren)

  • Other actions (for example import/export functions)
    (Sonstige Aktionen (z.B. Import-/Exportfunktionen)) ------

    Print (Drucken)

  • Closing actions (Abschlußaktionen) ------

    Delete (Löschen)
    Exit (Beenden)

2) Data screens:

  • Actions for choosing another object (Aktionen zur Auswahl eines anderen Objekts)

    Other <object> (Anderes <Objekt>)
    Copy from... (Vorlage kopieren)

  • Backup action (Sicherungsaktionen)

    Save (or Post)Sichern (oder Buchen)

  • Other actions (for example import/export functions) (Sonstige Aktionen (z.B. Import-/Exportfunktionen))

    Print (Drucken)

  • Closing actions (Abschlußaktionen)

    Exit (Beenden)

Edit (Bearbeiten)

Put actions which edit the current object component here - obligatory

  • Select actions (Markier-Aktionen)

    Select all (Alle markieren)
    Deselect all (Alle Mark. löschen)
    Select block (Block markieren)
    Choose (Auswählen)

  • Editing action (Editier-Aktionen) ------

    Cut (Ausschneiden)
    Copy (Kopieren)
    Paste (Einsetzen)
    Move (Verschieben)

  • Other actions (Sonstige Aktionen) ------

    Insert line (Zeile einfügen)
    Delete line (Zeile löschen)
    Sort (Sortieren)
    Delete (Löschen)

  • Reset actions (Rücknahme-Aktionen) ------

    Cancel (Abbrechen)

Note: If the selection actions appears in a cascading menu at the second level, use the term "Selections" on the first level:

Selections ->

Select all

Deselect all

Select block

Menu functions "Other Actions"

You may place here functions which affect an object component of the entire object, for example, the functions Delete and Print. However, if these functions refer to the object as a whole, include them in the menu <Object>.

Goto (Springen)

Put object components of the current object here - obligatory

Overview (Übersicht)
Header (Kopf)
------
Next <object component> (Nächstes <Teilobjekt>)
Previous <object component> (Voriges <Teilobjekt>)
Other <object component>... (Anderes <Teilobjekt>)
------
Back (Zurück)

Only the function "Back" is an obligatory entry, all other entries are examples.

Extras (Zusätze)

Put functions which supplement the current object/object component and are not permanently required here - optional

View (Sicht)

Put functions which display the current object/object component in different views here - only if required

Settings (Einstellungen)

Put functions which allow the user-specific defaults of parameters here - only if required

Utilities (Hilfsmittel)

Put functions which not only edit the object but are valid for all objects here - only if required

Your Own Additional Menus (Zusätzliche eigene Menüs)

only if required

Environment (Umfeld)

Put tasks or reports of other application areas here - optional

<Application area> (<Arbeitsgebiet>)

Put menu bar options at higher-level application level here - optional

 

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