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Uploading Data from Excel to SAP

Question

How we can upload large number of new joining data through Excel into SAP?

Answer

When there is a large amount of data that you need to upload to your HCM infotypes, the best way to do this is to use of LSMW (Legacy System Migration Workbench) options.  You may remember this functionality from back when you were in the “Cut-Over” phase of your original implementation.  This approach is favored due to its ease and pre-defined Excel spreadsheets that SAP has available for many of your standard infotypes. 

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How to save a Spool file to a PDF document

After running a report in the background, ensure you take note of its spool file number. Go to SA38 and run report RSTXPDFT4. This program is called Converting SAPscript (OTF) or ABAP List Spool Job to PDF. Make sure that you populate the Spool Request number into the appropriate field, check the ‘Download PDF File’ checkbox and indicate the appropriate file name. Click execute and save.

Tags: ABAP, pdf, RSTXPDFT4, SA38, sap, SAP HCM, SAP HR, Spool Job, Spool request

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Can you automate OM via Workflow?

Question

We are trying to get OM up and running for workflows. My boss wants the OM maintenance automated (i.e. using custom ABAP to manage the daily updates on OM…new hires and position changes). In the clients that you worked for, did anyone automate this process or can this process be automated?

Answer

If your Organizational Management side is not automatically updated with your Personnel Administration actions (for such things as new hires or changes in an employee’s position), this indicates that the OM/PA integration is turned off.  The simplest way to rectify this is to turn integration ‘on’ via table T77S0.  In this table, set the value of PLOG ORGA to ‘X’.  Additionally, ensure that feature PLOGI defaults an X to your appropriate area of your organization where you want integration on.  Be careful when setting integration on in an existing system as they may have been reasons why integration has not been turned on.

Tags: ABAP, New Hires, OM, PA, PLOG ORGA, PLOGI, T77S0, Workflow

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