SAP GUI for Microsoft Windows has been available since the early 1990s. It is therefore the oldest and most widely used implementation of the SAP Graphical User Interface.
Users enter the interface via the SAP logon, which they use to select the system they want to use. In the second step, the interface displays a mask in which users must enter the desired client, their user name, and their password in order to log on.
Over the course of time, SAP repeatedly released new SAP GUI versions for Windows at intervals of a few years. In some cases, this was accompanied by significant changes.
It should be noted in this context that GUI versions are only compatible with old and new SAP releases for a limited time. Support from SAP ends at a defined point in time, which is why updates should be installed promptly.
In the first version, the SAP GUI did not yet contain any graphical elements such as radio buttons, icons or checkboxes. However, adjustments were quickly made. Significant milestones in the development of SAP GUI for Windows were the following: