mySAP HR Technical Principles and Programming

Preface to the 1st Edition 11
Foreword 13

1. Introduction 15
1.1 Dimensions of mySAP HR 15
1.2 Adjustment Possibilities 15
1.3 The Structure of This Book 17

2. Data Structures in HR 21
2.1 Data Structures in Context 21
2.2 Personnel Administration Master Data 21
2.3 Organizational Management and Personnel Planning Data 43
2.4 Time Management Data 61
2.5 Payroll Data 67

3. Reading and Processing Data 77
3.1 Logical Databases in HR 77
3.2 Access Without a Logical Database 98
3.3 Using Macros 100
3.4 Function Modules 108
3.5 Accessing Clusters 116
3.6 Enhancements with Customer Exits and Business Add-Ins 122

4. Roles and Authorizations 129
4.1 The SAP Authorization Concept 129
4.2 Authorizations in the Context of SAP HR 135

5. Adjusting the Applications 183
5.1 Personnel Administration 183
5.2 Organizational Management 214
5.3 Time Recording 226
5.4 Payroll and Time Evaluation 228

6. Reporting in HR 239
6.1 Master Data 239
6.2 Organizational Management 255
6.3 Payroll Data 260
6.4 Time Management 264
6.5 Formatting Output with the ABAP List Viewer 267

7. Reporting Tools 273
7.1 Overview of Evaluation Options 273
7.2 Reports in the Menu 275
7.3 Using HIS 277
7.4 SAP Query 281
7.5 Ad-hoc Query 324

8. Creating Forms with the HR Forms Workplace 331
8.1 Options for Creation 331
8.2 Creating Forms 332
8.3 Creating Metadata with the HR Metadata Workplace 333
8.4 HR Forms Workplace 340
8.5 Graphical Output 343

9. Interface Tools 349
9.1 Programming with BAPIs 349
9.2 Interface Toolbox 357

10. Employee Self-Service 369
10.1 Functional Scope 369
10.2 The "Employee" Role 371
10.3 Overview of the Internet Transaction Server 374
10.4 Programming Models 386
10.5 Design and Function Enhancements 396
10.6 Web-enabling Reports 410
10.7 Life and Work Events 415

Appendix
A. ESS Scenarios 437

The Authors 443
Index 445

Prof. Dr. Ewald Brochhausen worked at SAP as an HR consultant between 1989 and 1992. Since 1992, he is professor for general business administration, particularly organizational and personnel administration, at the Worms University of Applied Sciences. Within mySAP HR, he focuses on the design, implementation, and customization of HR systems in heterogeneous environments.