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SAP GUI Install

The SAP GUI (Graphical User Interface) is needed to access the SAP R/3 system. If the GUI is not installed on your PC when you receive your account, and you are using Windows and SMS, you can install the GUI yourself. If you do not have SMS installed, or are a Mac user, you will either need to contact your department's technical support staff or the Help Desk at x3662 to arrange for installation of the SAP GUI.

Installation Procedure

To install the GUI from SMS, go to the Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel).

In the Control Panel, select Advertised Programs (not the Advertised Program Monitor).

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Install Version 6.40

To install the new version of the software, select version 6.40 of the SAP GUI and follow the prompts to install the software (only the GUI itself is needed, not any of the add-ons or development tools).

Note: if using a copy of the SAP GUI on CD, the install program is called SETUP.EXE, located in the \GUI\WINDOWS\WIN32 folder.

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Before the installation starts a window may popup and inform you that you need to restart before installation. You do not need to restart. The installation will proceed if you click "No."


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On the screen where the individual GUI components are selected (below), select only the GUI itself to be installed. Other components in the SAP GUI section are not needed and will only create unnecessary shortcuts on the Windows Desktop.

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A generic Production Group is setup by default, but users should delete that Group and setup the correct one:

  • Click Groups button
  • In the Window that appears, enter the following:
  • In the System field, enter PRD
  • In the Message server field, enter SAPCMUDB.SAP.CMICH.EDU
  • Click on the Generate List button
  • Select PRD_FI_HR_Group or PRD_CM_Group and click on Add
  • Click Add when the New Entry window appears
  • Test the configuration by logging on to the PRD system