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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Introduction</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>introduction</Level1>
			<Level2>WebTop</Level2>
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		<Keyword><Level1>WebTop</Level1>
			<Level2>introduction</Level2>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>SSA® WebTop is the thin client user interface for various SSA Global™ applications, such as SSA® ERP LN, SSA® Baan ERP, SSA DEM, SSA Workflow, and SSA Web Help. SSA® WebTop enables you to work through the Internet.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>WebTop consists of a <Link href="/webtop/webtop/navigation_area" role="manual">Navigation Area</Link>, <Link href="/webtop/webtop/work_area" role="manual">Work Area</Link>, <Link href="/webtop/webtop/titleBar" role="manual">Title bar</Link> and a <Link href="/webtop/webtop/shortcutBar" role="manual" Update="No">Shortcut Bar</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph><HTML:IMG SRC="../images/webtopwelcome.gif" alt="User interface of WebTop" width="696" height="441" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/></Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The Navigation Area displays the ERP Menu tree, the DEM menu tree, and the Web Help tree in which you can start ERP sessions, <Link href="/webtop/glossary/glossary#DEM" role="glossary">DEM</Link> processes, <Link href="/webtop/glossary/glossary#workflow" role="glossary">Workflow</Link> lists, or Help topics. The ERP sessions and the other applications are visible in the WebTop Work Area. You can create a shortcut of a session, a process, or a Help topic. This enables you to work faster and more efficiently.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The Shortcut Bar is situated to the left of the Navigation Area. It enables you to make shortcuts of frequently used sessions, Web addresses, or processes.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In the Work Area you can work with the running ERP sessions, DEM processes, Workflows lists, and the Help topics.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can change the skin and font of the WebTop, which changes the appearance of the WebTop to a new look.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In WebTop, users can use control keys to perform their tasks. You can use the keys to move between areas, start or close sessions, access session Help, save the session as a shortcut, add, delete, or modify a shortcut, and so on.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/webtop/webtop/shortcutBar" role="manual">To use the Shortcut Bar</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/webtop/webtop/personalizeERPSession" role="manual">Personalize ERP sessions</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/webtop/webtop/whatUsernamePassword" role="manual">What are my user name and password?</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/webtop/webtop/diffERP" role="manual">Differences (ERP) SSA WebTop vs SSA Worktop</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
