If you install SAP NWBC 5.0 together with SAP GUI 7.40, an automatic switch to the SAP UI Landscape takes place. For this, the following registry key is relevant: HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeSAPSAPLogon REGDWORD LandscapeFormatEnabled.
- Apr 06, 2017 SAP GUI for Java 7.40 rev 11 is now available for download. Release 7.40 rev 11 (March 23, 2017) Enhancements and New Features. Display of PDF based Content: The rendering quality of bitmaps has been improved. Grid Control: Toggling between editable and read-only ALV resulted in missing toolbar buttons.
- Access and Configure SAP GUI 740 for Mac 1) Open Finder and navigate to Applications SAP Clients SAPGUI 7.40rev#. Double-click on SAPGUI 7.40rev# 1) SAPGUI should open.
Step 1 Validate JAVA is enable and running the latest version.
· On the Finder tool bar, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner and select System Preferences > Java.
· On the Java Control Panel, click the Update tab and validate you’re on Java 8 Update 40. If you’re not, please update your Java.
· Open Firefox and validate you’re JAVA Applet Plug-in is turned on and running Java 8 Update 40. To validate, click Tools > Add Ons. Click Plugins on the left panel. You can tell if it’s “off” if you have a “disable” button on the right side.
On the above screen you may want to click “Check to see if you plugins are up-to-date”. On the pop-up screen you should see your JAVA is up-to-date and pointing to Java 8 Update 40.
Close down the browser to activate the changes.


Step 2 Update the SAP GUI
Starting on Thursday, April 2nd , using Firefox, when you click the SAP Logon Production Mac link in Firefly, you'll automatically be guided through the update process at outlined below.
Within Firefly, click the SAP Logon Production Mac link.
Guide To Install SAP GUI And Test Connection On MAC
If you receive the “Do you want to run this application?” pop-up, click Run.An introduction pop-up window will open, click Next
A Readme pop-up window will open, click Next

An Installation Options pop-up window will open, click Install.
Installation will begin.
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When the installation is completed, you’ll receive the following pop-up window. Click Close.
If you receive the following pop-up box, use the drop down and select the “Productive: Fully Trusted. Needs access to local resources” and click OK.
You may need to click the SAP Logon Production Mac link again to open the SAP GUI if the SAP GUI doesn’t automatically load.
· If the SAP GUI does not open, using Firefox, follow these steps:
- On Firefox, select Tools
- Using the dropdown, click Add-Ons
- On the pop-up window, click Plugins and if you are using the Java Applet Plugin version 51, then do the following
- On the Finder tool bar, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner and select System Preferences > Java
- On the JAVA Control Panel, select the General tab and under the “Temporary Internet Files” section, click on the Setting button.
- Uncheck the “Keep temporary files on my computer” and then click OK > Apply > OK.
- Restart Firefox, log into Firefly and re-launch the SAP GUI.
Additional Information
Contact the Computing Services’ Service Desk (402 472-7373 | 877-472-7694 | servicedesk@nebraska.edu) if you need assistance.