SAP CATS
Configuration, Use, and Processes
1st Edition
Published on 28. October 2014
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-59229-978-2 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you're looking to get data set up in your CATS system, better manage employees' activities, or add enhanced functionality, this is the book you need. Explore the different core functions of CATS, such as approval and transfer processes. Then find what you need to make SAP CATS specific to different business requirements and scenarios, such as integration with other SAP components.Highlights:Master dataTime entryApproval and rejectionWorkflowIntegration with SAP componentsReportingHR-enabled CATSUser exits and BAdIsEmployee and Manager Self-ServicesSAP FioriEnhancement packsABAP development
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Persons
Author
Manuel Gallardo is a former SAP platinum consultant and has been working on SAP ERP HCM implementations since 1994. He is the director of HCM consulting at /N SPRO and serves as a content advisor for HR Expert. With expertise in SAP ERP HCM enterprise architecture, time management, and SuccessFactors Employee Central, Manuel frequently speaks at domestic and international conferences.
Martin Gillet, an SAP-certified HR consultant (ECC 6.0, SAP R/3 Enterprise, and 4.0B), works as a freelancer on international projects. He graduated with honors in Human Resources Management from the Belgian Haute Ecole Namuroise Catholique and has worked with SAP R/3 in the chemical, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, banking, public sector, and oil industries. He has focused on SAP HR since 1998.
Content
Acknowledgments . 17
1. Introduction . 21
1.1 What This Book Discusses . 21
1.2 Introduction to the Cross-Application Time Sheet . 22
1.3 Brief Technical Overview . 26
1.4 Integration Overview . 27
1.5 System Enhancements . 29
1.6 Summary . 30
PART I CATS Functional Processes
2. Master Data Foundations for CATS Processes . 33
2.1 Master Data for Human Resources . 34
2.2 Master Data for Finance and Controlling . 53
2.3 Master Data for Plant Maintenance and for Customer Service . 71
2.4 Master Data for Materials Management (External Services) . 80
2.5 Master Data for SAP Project System . 90
2.5.4 CATS and Project System Transfer . 97
2.6 Summary . 98
3. Time Entry . 99
3.1 Individual Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System ... 100
3.2 Mass Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System ... 106
3.3 Individual Time Registration through the Portal (Frontend) . 109
3.4 Mobile Time Registration . 111
3.5 Summary . 117
4. Time Entry Release Process . 119
4.1 Activating the Release Process . 119
4.2 On Premise (Backend) Release Process . 121
4.3 Web Interface Release Process . 123
4.4 Summary . 127
5. Approval Process . 129
5.1 Approval from the On Premise Side (Backend System) . 129
5.2 Approval from the Online Side (Frontend System) . 135
5.3 Summary . 146
6. Transferring Time Entries . 147
6.1 Configuration . 147
6.2 Standalone Transfer into Individual SAP Components . 150
6.3 Mass Transfer Program . 157
6.4 Scheduling a Batch . 159
6.5 Reorganizing Interface Tables . 160
6.6 Reporting . 162
6.7 Summary . 166
7. Enabling Workflow . 167
7.1 Introduction to Standard Workflow . 168
7.2 Basic Configuration . 169
7.3 Configuring a Standard Workflow in an SAP ERP HCM Process ... 172
7.4 Notifications . 180
7.5 Configuring a Substitution Rule . 182
7.6 Troubleshooting . 185
7.7 Summary . 189
8. Authorizations . 191
8.1 Authorization Groups . 192
8.2 Restricting Access to a Determined Data Entry Profile and/or for Personnel ... 194
8.3 Authorization for Reporting in CATS . 196
8.4 System Authorizations for Working with CATS Regular Version ... 196
8.5 Summary . 197
9. Reporting . 199
9.1 Frontend Reporting . 199
9.2 Backend Reporting . 204
9.3 General Reporting . 208
9.4 Reorganizing the Time Sheet . 211
9.5 User-Linking to Employees . 212
9.6 Reporting in Common SAP Components . 215
9.7 Auditing the Process and the Master Data . 216
9.8 Summary . 231
PART II CATS Configuration
10. Configuring the Cross-Application Time Sheet . 235
10.1 Customizing the CATS Data Entry Profiles . 237
10.2 Customizing the CATS Fields . 254
10.3 Customizing CATS for Web-Enabling . 257
10.4 Additional CATS Customizing . 263
10.5 Recording Working Time through SAP Fiori . 269
10.6 Summary . 284
11. Additional Functionality for SAP ERP HCM Users . 285
11.1 SAP ERP HCM Integration Configuration Steps . 286
11.2 HR-Enabled CATS Technical Requirements . 293
11.3 Troubleshooting . 296
11.4 Summary . 296
12 CATS Approval Configuration . 297
12.1 Customizing the Approval Determination Logic . 298
12.2 Customizing the Approval User Interfaces . 306
12.3 Summary . 311
13 CATS Performance and Support Tools . 313
13.1 CATS Performance . 313
13.2 Support Tools . 321
13.3 Summary . 325
14 Actual Labor Costing . 327
14.1 Options for Calculating Labor Costs . 327
14.2 Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation . 330
14.3 Select the Right Costing Variant . 347
14.4 Summary . 348
PART III CATS Enhancements
15 Deploying User Exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS . 353
15.1 Enhancements for the Time Entry Process . 354
15.2 CATS Enhancements for Concurrent Employment . 373
15.3 Enhancements for CATS for Service Providers . 375
15.4 Enhancements for CATS Regular WDA . 378
15.5 Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements . 386
15.6 Summary . 394
16 Importing and Extracting CATS Data . 395
16.1 Introduction to BAPIs . 396
16.2 Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object . 398
16.3 Techniques for Building a Time Interface . 404
16.4 Tools for Extracting CATS Data . 411
16.5 Summary . 413
17 Enhancing the CATS Web Dynpro ABAP Applications . 415
17.1 Floor Plan Manager . 416
17.2 Customizing the User Interface . 417
17.3 Application Configuration . 418
17.4 Component Configuration . 424
17.5 Enhancement Implementations . 426
17.6 Summary . 430
Appendices . 431
A. Further Resources . 433
A.1 Useful Reference Material . 433
A.2 Commonly Used Transactions . 434
A.3 SAP Reference Documentation on SAP Fiori . 436
A.4 Further Enhancements via Enabling Enhancement Packages . 438
B. Frequently Asked Questions . 443
C. The Authors . 449
Index . 451