Articles for April, 2009

Defaulting when we have Multiple Benefit Areas

Question

How do I set defaults if my organization has multiple benefit areas?

Answer

Click System –> User Profile –> Own Data, Select Parameters tab, type in Ben under Parameter ID and your “home benefit area” under Parameter value

Tags: Configuration, HCM, how to, multiple benefit areas, parameter tab, SAP Benefit Area, SAP Benefits, sap hcm help, SAP User Parameters, Tips and Tricks

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Quickly identify existing Infotypes

Question

How do we quickly identify all existing infotypes on an employee?

Answer

Access report S_AHR_61015471

Tags: HCM, Infotypes, Organizational Report, Organizational Structure, Personnel Development, sap, sap hcm help, SAP HCM Reporting, S_AHR_61015471

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Testing Payroll Process

Question

How to test payroll process model once we created? Hoping to hear reply from you.

Answer

To test payroll process model the following would be the test scripts I would apply. 1. Run a regular payroll run in the dev system with the process model name. When running the process model you will be able to see the process steps running. There is a tab in the process model that allows you to check the files when running. 2. Once finished running through all the steps that you configured to run through then you can spot check results for several employees RT. 3. Then if you run the process model thru fico transfer and direct deposit, check those transfers with the finance people or run those reports for Direct Deposit. On the finance side they will have reports that transfer that information. 4. Then I would run the process model for an Offcycle to make sure that if you have a process model set up for offcyle that it works the same way and it is working well.

Tags: HCM, Payroll, process model, sap, SAP HCM, sap hcm help, SAP Payroll, SAP Payroll Testing, Testing

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Happy Blogging - New from Symphony!

Symphony Management Consulting is proud to announce the release of an area dedicated primarily to our clients and other specialists within SAP HCM. Many of our clients have expressed a desire for an area where they can reach out, ask questions and update information.  Symphony has responded to this request by creating an SAP HCM blog where our team of HR Experts will respond to questions submitted via our Ask the Experts area.

Our goal is to answer our clients and the SAP community’s questions effectively and to provide you with a constant resource where you can turn to for helpful knowledge online. Our experts will do our best to answer the majority of the questions posted – but don’t forget to provide accurate contact information incase we need to reach out to you to find out more about your question at hand and to give you the best answer or approach to your issue.

In addition, our Tips and Tricks section will be updated with common “GOTCHA’S” so our clients are able to take advantage of quick resolutions to common issues.

Don’t be afraid to ask the question! Remember – no question is stupid, the only stupid questions are the ones that were never asked to begin with.

Tags: ask the experts, sap, SAP HCM Blog, sap hcm help, sap hcm news, SAP HCM Tips and Tricks, Symphony Consulting, Symphony Consulting Blog, Tips and Tricks

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Tips and Tricks for Appraisals

Valuable tips and tricks regarding utilizing Objective Setting and Appraisal functionality for both LSO and Personnel Development will be covered. The session includes detailed step-by-step configuration tips and tricks to make appraisal templates work for your organization. The attendee will learn how to make use of anonymous appraisals, weighted appraisals, and time-sensitive appraisals.

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Tags: Appraisal functionality, LSO, Objective Setting, Personnel Development, SAP HCM appraisals, sap hcm help, SAP Learning Solution, SAP LSO, Tips and Tricks

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7 Tips for Organizational Management

Setting up an Organizational Structure can often be confusing and time consuming for a new implementation or for ongoing maintenance. Many clients believe or have been guided to mimic their Financial structure because of time and understanding. However, this presentation will focus on why HR utilizes an Organizational Structure and the purpose of a complete and accurate structure for the integration into other modules and sub-modules within SAP. We will talk about how to set up a multi-tiered structure and how to allocate positions to that structure. This presentation will talk about the common pitfalls of creating and not accurately maintaining an organizational structure over the course of time and how to rectify and utilize this structure to the fullest potential of the system.

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Tags: HR utilities, jobs, organizational management, Organizational Structure, organizational units, positions, reporting structure, sap, SAP HCM, sap hcm help, SAP sub-modules, Tips and Tricks

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