Today here’s a quick
tip on how to change default download directory from SAP GUI. The
default directory on WINDOWS OS host where files that are being downloaded via
SAP GUI are stored is pointing to:
x:\Users\<username>\Documents\SAP\SAP
GUI
However, there is a
possibility to change it. Once of the options here is via WINDOWS Registry. Below
is the Registry path:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SAP\SAP
Shared] on 32bit operating systems
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\SAP\SAP
Shared] on 64bit operating systems
Key: SapWorkDir
Type: Expandable String
Value
Value: The path you want to change
Fort
someone who has no an access to the WINDOWS Registry this is
not an option. Other possibility is to do it via user profile settings in SAP
GUI. Simply call t-code SU3 and switch
to tab called Parameters.
Here enter the param
name GR8.
Give value to desired target directory for the parameter.
Once
you use the file download functionality in any SAP GUI’s t-code the default
folder will be pointing to the folder name given in the SU3’s param. Similarly,
one can leverage other parameter CR9 that is used while uploading the files
from user’s workstation to the SAP system.
Seems
this is very old functionality as it is available in SAP NetWeaver based
systems since component SAP_BASIS version 620 - that was released circa 2007.
More
information:
622128 - Customizing the file Upload/Download paths.
