Logging Onto an R/3 System 

Use

Before you can work with most of the functions of the SAP Assistant, you must log onto the R/3 system you wish to use at least once.

If you have previously downloaded data from an R/3 system and saved it into a local repository, you can work offline with this data, meaning that you can work with the data in the local repository, instead of from the live R/3 system.

Prerequisite

Before you can log onto an R/3 system, you must define it as a destination system.

Procedure

  1. Choose the Logon Online button (or choose File ® Logon R/3 System). The R/3 Logon dialog appears.
  2. Choose the Logon tab.
  3. Select a destination at the Destination field. You can do so by either selecting from the drop-down-list at the Destination field or from the Show Recent Connections list (The right-pointing arrow icon). If the Destination field is empty, no destination had been defined for you to use. You must first define at least one destination system.
  4. If the destination definition includes all the necessary information for the Client, UserID, and Language fields, you can use them to log on, by simply choosing OK.

Enter data into any of the fields that are missing information or for any of the fields you wish to override.

Result

If no errors occur, you are connected to the specified R/3 system. SAP Assistant downloads the BAPI or RFC metadata from the specified system and client. This may take some time, depending on the amount of BAPIs and RFC that exist on that system and client.

If downloading RFC data takes a very long time, consider the filter you are using. Using no filter when viewing RFCs results in thousands of RFCs.