Transaction Code

Each function in the SAP system has a transaction code associated with it. A transaction code
consists of letters, numbers, or both. You use a transaction code to go to any task in an SAP
application faster. By entering a transaction code instead of using the menu, you go to a task and
start the function in a single step.
In SAP, you can use transaction codes as a shortcut or alternative to using the navigation path to
get to a system task. Type /n followed by the transaction code and press the Enter/Return key.
For example, instead of following the navigation path User Menu >> Role ZMIT>> Purchasing
>> Requisitions >>Create a Requisition from the SAP User Menu screen, you can type /nme51
in the Command field of any screen. In either case, the "Create: Purchase Requisition: Initial
Screen" is displayed. SAP provides a T-code for nearly every transaction. The alphanumeric
codes themselves vary in length, but do not exceed 20 characters. Most are generally fewer than
six or seven characters, in fact.
SAP provides you with the capability to create your own transaction codes to augment those that
already exist. Such custom T-codes start with the character Y or Z.
Using a Transaction Code
1. Place the cursor in the Command field. (The Command field is located in the Toolbar, see
Getting Started: SAP Screens.)
2. Type /n to end the current task, followed by the transaction code.
For example, to start creating a requisition type /nme51.
3. Press the Enter/Return key.
Result: The "Create: Purchase Requisition: Initial Screen" is displayed.
Listed below are the commands used in combination with the transaction codes.
Command + Trans Code
/n + Transaction code
/o + Transaction code
session

Description
End current system task and go to new system task
Create a new session and go to new system task without closing prior

/o

List open sessions

/i or /nend

Log off

SAP Transaction code is a short cut key attached to a screen. Instead of using SAP easy
access menu we can also navigate to a particular screen in SAP by entering the transaction code
(T-code for short) in the command field of the standard toolbar.