Conventions 

Icons in Body Text

Icon

Meaning

Caution

Example

Note

Recommendation

Tip

Syntax

For a list of the icons assigned to general information classes, see General Information Classes.

For a list of the icons assigned to Business Warehouse information classes, see Information Classes for Business Information Warehouse.

Typographic Conventions

Type Style

Represents

Interface Text

Words or characters that appear on the screen. This includes system messages, field names, screen titles, pushbuttons, menu names, and menu options.

Document Title

Cross-references to other documentation

User Input

Exact user input. These are words or characters that you enter exactly as they appear in the documentation.

<Variable User Input>

Variable user input. Pointed brackets indicate that you replace these words and characters with appropriate entries.

File Name

File names, batch files, paths or directories, and screen messages

NAME

Names of elements in the SAP System, such as report names, program names, transaction codes, table names, ABAP keywords, file names, and directories

KEY

Keys on your keyboard, such as function keys (for example, F2 and the ENTER key )