Personalizing the User Interface
Procedure
When you log on, the user interface has a particular default layout. You can personalize the user interface, however. That is, you can adjust the display to meet your own requirements.
Note
If you want to personalize the page currently displayed, click the Personalize
icon on the top right of the page. In the Content
dropdown box, you can select the information block that you want to see in this location on the page. If you choose the blank line, the information block remains empty. Click Save
to save your personalization. If you click Reset to Default
, the standard settings are restored.
Click the Personalize
hyperlink on the top right in the header area with the system links, to navigate to the central personalization page.
Changing Personal Data
You can change your personal data, such as your first name or last name. You can change communication information such as your telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address. You can view organizational information, such as in which organizational unit or position you are employed. In the Business Role
field, you can see with which role you are logged on to the system.
Changing Your Password
If you click Change Password
, you can change your current password by entering a new one.
Personalizing General Settings
You can make general settings, for example time zone, date format, or time format. You can also activate the screen reader mode. You can activate the configuration mode, that is, activate the configuration of pages and views directly from the user interface. You can activate the tab order mode, that is, you can define your own tab order on the user interface. In addition, you can activate favorites and tag clouds.
Defining Groupware Integration
You can set up your e-mail transfer in Microsoft Outlook. You can edit your settings for synchronizing your personal calendar, tasks, and contacts in SAP CRM. You can install the new version of Groupware synchronization software on your local computer.
Defining the Layout
You can define the layout of the user interface. You can choose between different skins, and view each one in a thumbnail. You can also choose the size in which texts are displayed on the user interface.
Note
If you choose the standard setting, the font size that you set in the browser is applied. If you choose another font size, the font size set in the browser is not taken into account.
You can set up the user interface so that you waive some functions and visual effects, in favor of better performance. You can also disable suggestions for entries in input helps.
Then save your settings. If you click Reset to Default
, the standard settings are restored.
Personalizing the Navigation Bar
You can personalize your links in the navigation bar, by defining which of the links available for your role are displayed. You can also determine the sequence of the displayed links.
If you select Recent Items
in the dropdown box, you can define whether this block should be displayed in the navigation bar of your role. This block contains links, with the titles of the objects that you have recently used. You can also define the number of links that should be displayed in this block.
Then save your settings. If you click Reset to Default
, the standard settings are restored.
Personalizing Recent Items
You can define whether the Recent Items
block is displayed in your business role. In this block, you see the titles of the items that you have recently used, as hyperlinks in the navigation bar. In addition, you can determine the number of titles displayed, up to a maximum of 10 entries.
Setting Up Keyboard Shortcuts
You can set up personal keyboard shortcuts. The system makes a distinction between those shortcuts with which you focus on certain areas in the user interface, and those with which you control navigation to other pages or business objects.
Example
You can set up shortcuts that focus on the header area, the navigation bar, or the work area. You can define shortcuts that control navigation to the home page, calendar, or activities.
Then save your settings. If you click Reset to Default
, the standard settings are restored.
Add Application Links, Web Links, and Widgets
You can add application links, Web links, and widgets to the home page of your role. You can choose which of the links that are available in your role should be displayed on the home page. You can also determine the sequence of the displayed links.
You can also make these settings directly on the home page of your role, if you click the Personalize
icon in the respective information block.
Subscribing to a Feed
You can subscribe to your personal feed. To do so, copy the link to your feed reader.