Beschreibung
Smooth out the bumps in your employee tracking and project monitoring processes with this resource on SAP Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS)! Explore the different core functions of CATS, such as approval and transfer processes. Then learn how to configure CATS to make it unique to your business requirements, like time entry approval. Whether you need to get data set up in your CATS system, manage employees’ activities, or add enhanced functionality, this is the book you need.
Highlights:
Master data
Time entry
Approval and rejection
Workflow
Integration with SAP components
Reporting
HR-enabled CATS
User exits and BAdIs
Employee and Manager Self-Services
SAP Fiori
Enhancement packs
ABAP development
Inhalt
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
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
3.1 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
4.1 Activating the Release Process … 119
4.2 On Premise (Backend) Release Process … 121
4.3 Web Interface Release Process … 123
4.4 Summary … 127
5.1 Approval from the On Premise Side (Backend System) … 129
5.2 Approval from the Online Side (Frontend System) … 135
5.3 Summary … 146
6.1 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
7.1 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
8.1 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
9.1 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
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
11.1 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
13.1 CATS Performance … 313
13.2 Support Tools … 321
13.3 Summary … 325
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
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
16.1 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
17.1 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
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
