Icons and Typographic Conventions Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Icons in Body Text

Icon

Meaning

Caution

Caution

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Example

Note

Note

Recommendation

Recommendation

Syntax documentation

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

Description

Example text

Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include field names, screen titles, pushbuttons as well as menu names, paths and options.

Cross-references to other documentation

Example text

Emphasized words or phrases in body text, titles of graphics and tables

EXAMPLE TEXT

Names of elements in the system. These include report names, program names, transaction codes, table names, and individual key words of a programming language, when surrounded by body text, for example, SELECT and INCLUDE.

Example text

Screen output. This includes file and directory names and their paths, messages, source code, names of variables and parameters, as well as names of installation, upgrade and database tools.

Example text

Keys on the keyboard, for example, the function key F2 or the ENTER key

Example text

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

<Example text>

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

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