Tracking Changes Made in PD Infotypes - A Guide for SAP HR Consultants and Users, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
Next to anything financial, if there‘s one area where you (and your auditors!) would want to know who‘s been making changes, that area would be Personnel Administration Data. Surprisingly, as Rehan Zaidi points out, not everyone is aware that there are tools that already exist in SAP‘s HR module that will track changes made to the Personnel Development area. Rehan explains this functionality and guides us through the setup of a PD Change Log.
Infotype Creation in HCM: A Detailed Guide, Kamran Ellahi, SAP® Consultant
Lots of employees equals lots of data to manage. Infotypes can help you manage that data your way. Kamran Ellahi demonstrates how to create your own Infotype for an Applicant in SAP HCM ECC 6.0.
Creating Custom Relationships in OM, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
Have you ever heard the phrase ―six degrees of separation?‖ If so, here‘s a new challenge for you—trying to connect your company‘s employees and how each of their functions relate to one another. . .in SAP. Fortunately, in the Organizational Management module of SAP HR, you have the option to create company-specific custom relationships. Rehan Zaidi walks you through the steps and the logic of this process.
Following the Integration Between Time Management and Payroll in SAP® HCM Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
You put in the time, you get your check. But is it really that simple? Not necessarily—at least not from an SAP perspective. The behind the scenes processes needed to get your time information, found in either the Time Management Module or a time-clock system, to the payroll system take a bit of integration. Satish Badgi walks us through the steps to getting the time into the pay calculations, and introduces us to the ―handshake‖ that makes it all click—B2 clusters.
Chart of Employees Subgroup Groupings and Personnel Subarea Groupings, David Meyers, Insight Enterprises
We always enjoy your comments to the SAPtips staff and to the authors of our articles. Recently, one of our readers congratulated our HR Editor, Satish Badgi, on an excellent article about Employee Subgroups. He also sent along a chart he had devised to help when working in these groupings. We‘d like to thank David Meyers for his kind words and his contribution of this ―tipette‖ for our December 2007 / January 2008 issue.
What is Time Evaluation and Why Do We Need It?, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
It‘s one of the most complex issues in HR: Time Management. Since some employees' pay is time-based, while other employees are salary-only, Time Evaluation isn‘t a one-size-fits-all proposition. Fortunately, SAP offers the functionality to calculate time accurately—as long as you understand the different options and when you‘ll need to use them. Satish Badgi helps de-mystify the various scenarios of Time Evaluation and when you‘ll want to employ each option.
Creating Your Own Infotypes in Organizational Management – a Guide for SAP HR Consultants and Developers, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
There‘s a vast world of Infotype creation out there—and Rehan Zaidi is eager to help you explore it! If you‘re an SAP HR consultant or developer, you‘ll appreciate this handy guide to creating Infotypes in the Organization Management module. Rehan discusses the tables, structures and types involved, as well as the steps to take to create an OM Infotype.
Payroll Go-Live in SAP®: Planning and Managing the Cutover, Satish Badgi, SAP Consultant
If there is one area of SAP that is handled with white gloves, it has to be Payroll. Employees will eventually adjust to pretty much any other system changes, but mess with their paychecks and, well—we wouldn‘t want to be you. There‘s no doubt, then, that Payroll go-lives and cutovers have vastly more challenges than other projects. However, according to Satish Badgi, it‘s easier if you plan, plan, plan. Satish provides us with the critical factors and entities that you‘ll need to consider before initiating your Payroll project.
Mastering the Macros of the PNP and PCH Logical Databases – A Guide For SAP HR Consultants and Users, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
They‘re overlooked and under-utilized. And, according to Rehan Zaidi, they have the potential to be a consultant‘s best friend. They are the the macros in the PNP and PCH logical database, found in SAP‘s HR sub-module. Rehan addresses the structures, advantages, and uses of these macros. If you‘re a programmer or a consultant, this white paper provides you some valuable information that may make your next SAP HR implementation easier.
ESGs and PSGs: What Do You Need to Know About SAP's Personnel Areas and Employee Groups?, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Expert
The title says it all… there‘s a lot to know about Employee Sub-Group groupings and Personnel Sub-area groupings, especially in SAP‘s Time Management, module. Fortunately, our SAP HR expert Satish Badgi can help sort out what‘s what with ESGs and PSGs, and help you to get a better understanding on how you can use these groupings to your advantage.
Need a Yes to ESS? Tips to Improve User Acceptance of Your SAP ESS Solution, Bharath Ajendla, Cap Gemini
Are your users having trouble accepting Employee Self Service? Are they finding it difficult to use? Sometimes, even applications touted as ―user-friendly‖ could benefit from a few changes to make them truly easy-to-use. Bharath Ajendla has been working on such a project of his own, and he‘s more than happy to share with you a few tips and tricks he‘s learned regarding navigation, communication with users, and dealing with downtime that he says will get your users to say ―YES‖ to ESS in no time!
Following the Right Path: Using SAP‘s Evaluation Paths for Enhanced HR Reporting, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
Looking to make that connection between various relationships within your organization? Then evaluation paths may be just the tool you‘re looking for. Used with the Organization Management module, evaluation paths can help you to map various objects together and create a report that gives you the organizational views you need. Satish Badgi takes us through the configuration and example to illustrate how you, too, can use this tool to enhance your reporting.
Creating Your Own Indirect Valuation Modules Quickly and Easily: A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
When Rehan Zaidi first introduced us to Indirect Valuation, he hinted pretty broadly that customization is quite common. Fortunately, it’s also fairly easy to do. Rehan provides us with the steps for creating custom Indirect Valuation modules and discusses the advantages of doing so, as well as how these custom-designed modules fit into the SAP HR module itself. If you’re an HR user or a consultant, you’ll find this latest offering from Rehan a must- read!
Understanding Retroactivity in SAP HR and Payroll, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
For most of us, the only words that lie sweeter on the ear than, ―You just got a pay increase…‖ are ―And it‘s retroactive to the first of the year…‖. Then when that next paycheck arrives, you anxiously rip it open and do the math to make sure they got the retroactive part right. Well, if your company‘s HR and Payroll departments have it down right, it should be no problem. Our ―resident‖ expert on the matter, Satish Badgi, is on the scene to show you how this all works. Dig out those old bell-bottom jeans…we‘re gonna‘ get retro.
Accessing Clusters for Gathering Payroll Information Quickly and Easily – A Guide for HR Consultants and Users, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
This white paper is written especially for functional HR consultants and advanced HR end users who have a good comfort level with HR/Payroll and who are not afraid to write their own ABAP programs or queries. This is a particularly handy primer because the Payroll information isn‘t accessed the same way as other HR information. Use this great little guide to gain your independence from the technical team and start getting the information you really want and need.
Planning the Implementation of SAP‘s Training and Events Management (TEM) Module, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
It‘s not the software itself, it‘s what you put into it that makes various applications and modules vital business resources. This can‘t be more true than with SAP‘s Training and Events Management (TEM) module. The configuration is the least challenging piece of this equation—it‘s all about knowing WHAT you want the software to do for you. And that requires some detailed planning to determine the information you‘d like to include and capture. Satish Badgi presents some food for thought as to what you may consider when implementing this oft-overlooked (but extremely beneficial) feature for SAP.
Decision Point: Standard ESS or Customized with Web Dynpro?, Raj Peddisetty, Prosoft Technology Group How often do we automatically assume that every new package has to be custom-developed? Is that always necessary? Not so, says Raj Peddisetty, at least not when it comes to the Employee Self Service Business package. Following up on his previous article that covered the customized flavor of this
application using Web Dynpro, Raj is back to discuss how and when to keep it simple with the standard package. This valuable tip should help you decide if you need to invest that time and money in
customization, or if you can save your company the effort and go standard!
Making Mass Updates in Employee Infotypes Quickly and Easily – A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
You need to update a lot of employee Infotypes before you can head home. Problem: there‘s no ABAP resource available. But hold on! Before you call your spouse to say you won‘t be home for dinner, you need to read Rehan Zaidi‘s practical solution. Rehan illustrates how you can use the SAP transaction recorder, along with a third-party tool, to accomplish mass updates in minimal time. He presents a detailed
explanation of the preparation involved as well as each step in using the recorder. Rehan then
demonstrates the use of a third-party tool called TxShuttle to complete the updates. Finally, he presents an example of how these techniques might be applied in a ―real world‖ situation.
Infotype Text Maintenance and Retrieval Cookbook– A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
Your users requested a report that shows the extended text that is stored in the system for a particular Infotype. Tthat seemed easy enough, but you found that pulling & formatting the information was not as intuitive as you had hoped. You turned to all the standard documentation sources available to you, but still can‘t find the answer. What to do? Download HR expert Rehan Zaidi‘s cookbook of project-tested recipes for creating useful Infotype text reports. Rehan offers an overview of Infotype text & how it is stored in SAP. He demonstrates how to retrieve it, & how to format it for print or on-screen display. Rehan also provides steps for making the maintenance of the Infotype text easy.
Understanding the SAP ―HR Forms‖ Architecture - A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
Would you like more control of the format and information in your HR reports? HR and ABAP expert Rehan Zaidi shows you how to use the HR Forms functionality released with SAP version 4.7. He begins with an overview of the functionality, presents a step-by-step guide for using it, then offers an example that even the ―reporting impaired‖ user can easily follow. How does he do it? Simple, MetaData, MetaTypes, and MetaFigures not withstanding, you‘ll shine like a MetaStar with your slick-looking, info-packed HR reports.
Universe of Tax Processing in SAP HR/Payroll - Part II, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
In Part II of this series, he shows you how to design & construct a robust tax model, which is at the center of SAP‘s HR Payroll tax processing. Of course to build a tax model, you have to first understand the tax flow in SAP. Satish describes key concepts & relationships, and then presents the overall processing flow. What makes it all work? According to Satish, it has to do with thinking through the way your firm does business, & supporting the business with a well-developed table of tax models (for each applicable taxing authority). He steps you though an understanding of tax types & tax combos for fine tuning the process, and then wraps it up with an overview of the Tax Reporter tool.
Universe of Tax Processing in SAPHR/Payroll - Part I, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Consultant
Satish Badgi launches a timely two-part series on tax processing in SAP‘s HR/Payroll module. Concerned about tax model configuration? In this first installment Satish proves we have nothing to fear but fear itself, as he simplifies the intricacies of tax calculation in the BSI Tax Factory. Satish lays the foundation with a description of the HR/Payroll basics, such as the Infotypes related to taxes, and then moves to the more complex discussion of BSI and the payroll schema environment. This series offers something for most everyone, whether reporting relatively simple tax information, or dealing with multiple tax level reporting (such as for city taxes, school taxes, etc.)
Mastering the ―Organization and Staffing‖ Interface of OM Data Maintenance: A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
At SAPtips we consider Rehan Zaidi a grand master of ABAP and SAP‘s HR functionality. In his latest white paper Rehan generously imparts a level of his organizing and staffing mastery with the like-named interface tool of SAP HR‘s Organizational Management (OM) sub-module. Those of you who follow Rehan through his ―adventures in HR‖ white paper offerings will not be surprised to see his clear, concise overview of the tool, or his solid, detailed steps with menu paths, screen examples, parameter descriptions, and recommended field entries. Nor will you be surprised to see that he brings these elements together in an example that you can easily apply in your environment.
The New Face of Employee Self Service: How to Integrate ESS with Portals Using Web Dynpro, Raj Peddisetty, Prosoft Technology Group
First time contributor Raj Peddisetty serves up some valuable lessons in using the Employee Self Service (ESS) system on the SAP Enterprise Portal. Raj presents an overview of Web Dynpro and explains why it is the most robust and efficient tool for integrating ESS with Portals. He makes a case for ESS/Portal integration with a discussion of its application as a user-friendly resource to empower staff to create, change, and display their employee data. To prove his point, Raj takes us step-by-step through the creation of a browser-based employee vacation request. As he points out, the return on investment potential is a no- brainer.
Handling the Challenges of Change Management In SAP HCM Implementations, Satish Badgi, SAP HR Expert
Psychologists identify change as one of the most emotionally difficult challenges with which humans are faced. Change management, therefore, becomes a critical success factor for system implementations, SAP or otherwise. That‘s why HR Editor, Satish Badgi, chose to present a discussion of change management for HCM (Human Capital Management) implementations. Satish identifies areas of concern and suggests a 3-phased change management approach that will minimize the problems encountered in the HCM
implementation. He suggests forward-thinking strategies that range from the high-level planning view to the lower-level detailed view, identifying action items and issues along the way.
Finding Employees Quickly and Easily Via Object Manager: A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
You're the keeper of employee data. But where do you start when asked for data? Best answer: start with SAPtips and Rehan Zaidi. Let Rehan show you how to search, sort, & manipulate your employee database with the Object Manager tool (found in the Personnel Administration submodule of SAP). He gives you the ―A to Z‖, from how to access the tool to how to use its 3 search methods. When asked, you can present your boss with lists of employees sorted by their home zip codes. Or give a list of accounting employees with five-or-more years of service with the company. According to Rehan, searching the employee database with user-defined criteria has never been easier in SAP.
Shift Planning Primer: A Guide for HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
A current television commercial for an automobile manufacturer features the word ―shift‖ as its primary message to buyers, challenging buyers to ―shift‖ their way of thinking. SAP HR expert and veteran consultant Rehan Zaidi takes the ―shift‖ concept one step farther, showing SAPtips readers how to plan employee work shifts in SAP. Rehan lays out the basic functionality of shift planning, describing the various components, benefits, and configuration of the feature. In his trademark ―Putting It All Together‖ section, Rehan brings it all into perspective through practical steps, descriptive screen shots, and a real-world application of the shift functionality.
Managing the Unmanageable: Off-cycle Payroll Part II – Downstream Processing, Satish Badgi, Unisys Corporation
HR/Payroll Editor Satish Badgi introduced us to Off-cycle Payroll functionality in Part I of this topic in the Aug/Sep 2005 issue of SAPtips. In this issue, he continues with a ―how to‖ on the downstream processing associated with Off-cycle Payroll. Satish thoughtfully demonstrates the role of process models in managing downstream processing, evaluating some of the standard ones supplied by SAP. He rounds out the discussion with an overview of the finance postings, and concludes with some tips and tricks that let us benefit from his hard-won experience. Satish proves that there is no longer a reason to avoid Off-cycle Payroll activities that were once considered complex.
Modifying Standard and Custom Infotype Screens Without Any Programming: A Guide for SAP HR Users and Consultants, Rehan Zaidi, Siemens Pakistan
Rehan gets it: the goal is to help SAP functional teams customize SAP for their needs without having to dig into code or ask an expert like him for help. No custom coding means easier upgrading, and that‘s good for everyone‘s morale. In this paper, Rehan shows how to use a powerful SAP function called Features to customize the layout of Infotype screens within the Personnel Admin. submodule. You can use the tips in this white paper to control which fields a user views within standard or custom Infotypes. Rehan uses