The SAP Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a front-end program that can be used to access an SAP system. Several variants of the SAP GUI are available and are adapted for use in different environments. The SAP GUI connects the front-end computer to a specific SAP system. To start the SAP GUI, SAP provides another program: SAP Logon. When the user launches SAP Logon, a screen displays a list of available SAP systems. This list is derived from a file on the front-end computer, and is pre-configured and made available to the various users in the organization.
The SAP Easy Access Menu
When you access an SAP S/4HANA system using the SAP GUI, you end up in the SAP Easy Access menu. Here, you can select transactions via a menu path or through executing the transaction code.
The Project Builder appears in the same way as in SAP ERP (ECC). The design has been adopted to the available themes for the SAP GUI, but the functionality remains the same.
It is up to you which system access you prefer. Most SAP S/4HANA scenarios can be executed using the SAP Fiori launchpad. As an alternative, you can use SAP Business Client with standard Web Dynpro or the SAP GUI for HTML transactions. If users don’t want to work with SAP Fiori or SAP Business Client, they are still able to use the SAP GUI and the classical SAP transaction codes.
The SAP GUI with the Quartz Theme
In the SAP GUI, you make settings so that the appearance is similar to the design the SAP Fiori apps are using. In this case, you have to choose an SAP Fiori theme, for example the Quartz Theme. Make sure that the flag Activate SAP Fiori features is activated in the SAP GUI settings. This theme is also used in this course.