Transaction codes

Transaction codes are used in SAP for getting an easy access to custom applications or to call predefined processes. Transaction codes are a kind of shortcuts for different applications. Various categories of transaction codes are defined according to application area and modules. Some common and most widely used transaction codes are defined below.

ABAP / Tables / Data Dictionary

• SE11 − Dictionary definitions
• SE14 − Database utility
• SE16 − Data Browser (display only)
• SE16n − Modify: “&sap_edit” (uase16n)
• SD11 − Data model
• SM30/SM31 − SAP Table view maintenance
• SE54 (SOBJ) − Table / View Cluster
• SE37 − Function module editor
• SE38 / SE39 - Program editor / split screen
• SA38 − Program execution
• SE80 − ABAP development workbench
• SE84 − Object navigator
• SE18 − BAdI definitions
• SE19 − BAdI implementations
• SE24 − Class builder
• SWO1/2 − Business object builder / browser
• SMARTFORMS − Smart forms administration
• SE71 − SAP script (Form painter)
• SE43 − Area menu maintenance
• SE91 − Message maintenance
• SE93 − Transaction maintenance

Runtime / Logs / Database

• SM21 − System log sm13 Update requests
• ST22 − ABAP Runtime Error (Dump)
• SM12 − Table look entries
• SM56 − Number range buffers
• SNRO − Number ranges
• SE30 − Runtime analysis
• ST01 − System trace
• ST05 − SQL Trace
• DB02, ST04 − Database tools / performance
• ST02, ST06 − Database tune summary
• SCU3 − Table logging (see V_DDAT_54)

Jobs / Batches / Events

• SM36 − Job definition
• SM37 /SMX − Job overview
• SM50 − Process overview
• SM34 − View cluster maintenance
• SM49/SM69 − External commands
• SM66 − Process overview
• SM62/SM64 − Event overview / administration
• STVARV(C) − Selection fields variables

User Administration

• SM04 − User overview
• SU53 − Check authorization data for user
• SUIM − User information / authorization
• SU20 / SU21 − Authorization object and class / field
• SU01 − User maintenance PFCG roles
• SU03 − Authorization Archive Development Kit (ADK)

Batch Input

• SM35 − Batch Input: session overview
• SHDB − Batch input recorder

Paths & Connections

• AL11 − SAP file directory
• FILE − Logical file path
• SM58 − Transactional RFC
• SM59 − RFC connections

Spool (Print Output)

• SP01 − Spool request selection
• SP02 − List of own spool requests
• SPAD − Spool administration