Procedure documentation Recording Tutorials Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Prerequisites

You have made the preparations described under Preparing for Recording.

Procedure

  1. Start the applications you want to record.

Recommendation

To keep the amount of data in the tutorial file as small as possible, we recommend that you set the size of the particular windows no larger than necessary for working with the application.
  1. Start the Recorder. In the Windows start menu, choose Start à Programs à SAP Tutor à Recorder.
  1. To start recording, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (Record).

The Create/Open Tutorial screen appears.

  1. Enter a file name and save the file under the desired path.
  1. Change or add to the properties and choose OK.

Note

You can change these settings in the Editor at any time.

The Recorder now appears as an icon in the Systray area of the taskbar.
  1. Go to the window of the application to be recorded and enter values for the functions to be recorded in the desired order. The Recorder icon in the Systray temporarily becomes a rotating globe when your interactions with the application are being recorded.

Note

Because of the recording, the applications to be recorded react more slowly than usual.

The Recorder creates two screenshots for each interaction: one shows the state before the interaction and the other the state after the interaction.

Note

You can also create screenshots at any time during recording. To do so, choose the Print button on the keyboard.
  1. Call the Recorder again by clicking the icon in the Systray area of the taskbar.
  2. To end recording, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (Stop).

The Recorder automatically runs a cleanup program, creates the tutorial file, and saves it. The cleanup program:
  1. To close the Recorder, choose Exit.

Result

You have created a raw version of a tutorial. You can edit this using the SAP Tutor Editor.