Procedure documentation Adding Further Details About a Step Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Procedure

  1. In the SAP Tutor Editor <name of tutorial> window, select a step, a multi-interaction step, or an element of a multi-interaction step and choose Edit à Step/Task.

    2. The SAP Tutor: Step Editor screen appears.

    Note

    Depending on the element you select, not all functions described in the following are available.

  2. Edit the fields on the Step tab page:
    1. Name

Enter a name for the step. The proposed name is identical with the instruction that is automatically created and that the user sees in the speech bubble.

The name is used at the following locations to identify the step:

Example

Automatically created proposal: "Enter ‘Demo’ using the keyboard."

Meaningful change: Enter user name.
    1. Bookmark

If you want to define a jump to the current step from another step, specify a name for the bookmark. Otherwise, leave the field blank.

If you assign identical names to the bookmarks, the Editor numbers them automatically.

If you define a bookmark, the step is displayed in the Tasks and Steps window in blue. The name of the bookmark is displayed following the step, separated by a slash.
    1. Run This Step In Demo Mode

      2. The selected step runs automatically. To create a sequence of automatically running steps, select this option for each step that should run automatically.

    2. Omit This Step In Test Mode

If you do not want a step to be displayed in test mode, select this option. For more information, see Adding Further Details About the Test Mode.
    1. Description

If you want to create a detailed description for a step, choose Description.

The description editor appears, which enables you to:

Note

If you exit the description editor by choosing OK or by calling another step directly, the editor automatically saves the current contents and formatting.
    1. Displayed Screenshot

Choose the screenshot that shows the user more clearly which interaction he or she should perform.

You can also perform the following functions with screenshots:

Function

Examples of uses

What you should know

Export

Edit screenshot offline.

Use screenshot in another application.

  

Import

Replace screenshot.

You can only import bitmap files (*.bmp).

The imported screenshot is not inserted in the tutorial; instead it replaces the existing one.

Edit

Make changes directly from the Editor without exporting the screenshot and importing it again.

To make the changes, the application defined in the Registry setting HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP\SimTool\Editor\Settings\Bitmapeditor is automatically started.
  1. Edit the fields on the Bubble tab page:

In the Information Text field, you can enter information for the learner on the instruction to be followed.

You can enter the instruction the learner is to follow in the Instruction Text field.

Note

Both texts are displayed in a speech bubble.

If the learner performs an incorrect action, he or she receives an error message and the instruction from the Instruction Text field again. For more information about the text for error messages, see Editing Feedback Texts.

You can specify font, font size, and font color for the bubble text and the width of the speech bubble. To do so, choose Bubble settings.

You can also define these settings for the entire tutorial. To do so, choose Settings ® Bubble Settings.
  1. If you add more details to a Step, also edit the fields on the Interaction area tab page. For more information, see Adding Further Details About an Interaction Area.

Result

You have added more details on a step or task.

Then add the details described above for the next step, multi-interaction step, or task. When you have edited all the steps, choose Close.