SAPGUI 8.

00 PL 6
for MS Windows
The user manual

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Installation

Follow all instructions indicated:

 Save and terminate all SAP session(s)

 Terminate SAPGUI application and
 Terminate MS Excel sessions, if any session is open

 Click on "OK" button to start the automatic installation

 Click on “Cancel” or “X” button to postpone the automatic installation

The SAP Secure Login Client is going to be installed/updated as well. The Warning pop-
up box appears if SAP Secure Login Client session is still running.

Please, terminate SAP Secure Login Client application session accordingly.

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 Click on “OK” button if this warning pop-up box occurs

As soon as all pre-installation conditions fulfilled, the installation will be initiated, and
the installation progress bar below will appear.

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DO NOT SHUT DOWN OR RESTART THE MACHINE, WHILE THE INSTALLATION

PROGRESS BAR IS STILL DISPLAYED!

Depending on your local network connection, the installation of SAPGUI 8.00 PL6 may
last approximately 30 minutes.

As soon as the installation is complete, you will get the reboot dialog box displayed.

REBOOT/RESTART THE MACHINE, AS SOON AS THE REBOOT DIALOG BOX IS

DISPLAYED!

DO NOT INITIATE THE SAPGUI APPLICATION, IF THE MACHINE IS NOT

REBOOTED YET!

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After machine reboots and Windows system login, always make sure that your machine
is connected to Siemens Intranet via Remote Access App - Zscaler, if you are connected
remotely, for example from home-office.

Information pop-up box appears, if central SAPUILandscape.xml configuration file is still

not available on your machine automatically:

 Terminate SAPGUI application.

 Make sure that your machine is connected to Siemens Intranet. Check the
functionality of VPN – Zscaler if you are connected remotely.
 Click now on Windows “Start” button  Business Applications  Refresh
Settings
 Keep the cmd window open, until it disappears on its own.

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 Now, run SAPGUI application and click on Connections Siemens_SAP_Systems

(like shown in Screenshot below). All SAP Systems are listed on the right side.

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Useful hints

By default, the SAPGUI Theme in 8.00 version is “Quartz Theme,” which changes entire
visual design of the application.

However, if you are familiar to older themes like “SAP Signature Theme” then you can
change the theme settings in the SAPGUI Options.

 Open SAPGUI Options and under Visual Design  Theme Settings

 Select the desired theme in the drop-down menu on the right
 Click on “Apply” and on “OK” buttons to confirm your changes in SAPGUI options

Since the introduction of the SAPUILandscape.xml file as successor of the saplogon.ini,

the NON-SSO entries of SAP systems are removed*, due to sharpening Siemens
cybersecurity regulations.

*For some SAP systems the NON-SSO entries will be still available as exceptions.

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In case, you need NON-SSO Logon:

 Activate first so-called emergency modus of SAP Secure Login Client per right-
mouse click on “Toggle Encryption Only Mode”

 Process now right-mouse click over desired SAP system entry in the SAPGUI, and
then select there “SNC Logon Without Single Sign-On”

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In case of miscellaneous SNC error while accessing SAP systems:

 Make sure that the machine is connected to the Siemens Intranet via Zscaler
 Make sure that you do not have any physical damage on your Siemens Smartcard
(PKI). If you have a physical damage on your Smartcard, then apply for a new
Smartcard
 Make sure that your Smartcard Reader has no physical damage
 Wipe your Smartcard gently
 Make sure that valid certificates on your Smartcard are deployed correctly

 Restart the PKI Basic Client by right-mouse click over its icon

 Make sure that you have a User Account in SAP system at all.

 If you do not have any User Account in the SAP system yet, then contact your key
user or the one, who is responsible for making user requests in ZAV tool. If ZAV
tool does not cover affected SAP system, then contact System Basis Team of the
corresponding SAP system

 If all hints above are checked and they do not help, then
o Open Company Portal / Software Center
o Uninstall from Company Portal / Software Center currently available
SAP Secure Login Client version
o Reboot machine
o Reinstall currently available SAP Secure Login Client version from
Company Portal / Software Center
o Reboot machine

If your certificate store holds more than one authentication certificate, the
Secure Login Client (SLC) will ask you to select a certificate to be used for SAP
authentication.

 Process right-mouse click over SAP Secure Login Client icon

 Click there on “Show”
 SAP Secure Login Client certificate window opens
 Process a right-mouse click over the default certificate for SAP authentication
 Click there on “Use Profile for SAP Applications”
 Close Secure Login Client window

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Issue and what to do/whom to contact

Issue/Case What to do/ Whom to contact
SAP system/ SAP back end is not Create MyIT ticket addressed to responsible System
reachable Basis Team or contact your Key User for support.

Create MyIT ticket addressed to responsible remove

access VPN Team (e.g. Zscaler)

Create a new user account in SAP Contact your key user or the one, who is responsible for
system / user account is locked / user making user requests in ZAV tool. If ZAV tool does not
account is expired cover affected SAP system, then contact System Basis
Team of the corresponding SAP system

Authentications in SAP systems for Contact your key user or the one, who is responsible for
execution of SAP transactions/ making user requests in ZAV tool. If ZAV tool does not
business processes cover affected SAP system, then contact System Basis
Team of the corresponding SAP system

SAP SSO /PKI issues – e.g. outdated Create MyIT ticket addressed to responsible PKI Team or
certificates, PKI rekeying, ... contact your Key User for support

All issues within SAP system – e.g. Create MyIT ticket addressed to responsible System
ABAP runtime error /short dumps… Basis Team or contact your Key User for support

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Please, be aware: currently there is a technical conflict between two

subcomponents of SAPGUI 8.00 PL6 package, namely SAP Business Client 8.00 and SAP
Logon.

Scenario: as soon as SAP Business Client 8.00 session is initiated and

after a while this session is terminated, in the following SAP Logon
session, the local favourites and shortcuts in SAP Logon may be lost.

Unfortunately, this technical issue can currently not be resolved within

the SAPGUI 8.00 PL6 package.

Therefore, we kindly asking you to repopulate your Favorites and

Shortcuts in SAP Logon again.

In the operating system Windows 11, there is no path

StartBusiness Applications Refresh Settings

available.

To process instruction steps mentioned on page 5 above, please search in

a Search Box for “Refresh Settings” instead and hit on Refresh Settings
afterwards.

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