Newsletter February 2009

Useful tips for your work with SAP® HCM

Our topics:

Do you know how to fine-tune elements in appraisal templates?
Do you know the new naming conventions of HRSPs?
Do you know how to save time when assigning authorizations in SAP Portal?
Do you know how to show the infotype number in the headline of HR master data?
Do you know what CATS, CATT and CRM stand for?
Do you want to meet iProCon HCM at the HR technology summit in Barcelona?

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."
Henry Ford

1 Tips in SAP® HCM

Objective Setting and Appraisals
Increase Flexibility in Controlling Template Field Properties
Template configuration in Performance Management first defines for each field, whether it is open for input or not. Then it is possible to control for columns and rows, depending on Status and User Role, whether they are open for input, display only or hidden. But that’s it. More finetuning or using different criteria such as the substatus are not possible in the normal configuration in the appraisal template catalogue. Get to know the way to get around this restriction.
Article from iProCon

How are you getting along with the new HRSPs
A new procedure and new names, since June 2008.
In order to simply delivery in case of legal changes for international customers, SAP has adapted HRSP-procedures. What this looks like now, and what you need to know about the new names, find out here.
Article from Projektkultur

How to save time when assigning authorizations in SAP Portal
Implementing the applications ESS and MSS in Enterprise Portal (EP) increases the maintenance effort for authorization administrators. They have in a new environment not only to maintain correspondent user names but also assign special Portal roles to them. Get to know how to save the assignment from roles to portal users.
Article from iProCon

Do you already know these Parameter IDs?
You probably already know how to maintain your user profile with parameter IDs which allow customizing your SAP GUI to your individual requirements by the menu path System ® User profile ® Own Data and tab “Parameters”. Parameter ID HR_DISP_INFTY_NUM is especially interesting for personnel administrators. Storing this parameter with the value „X“ will add the infotype number in the headline of HR master data maintenance. Administrators of personnel calculation schemas and rules can predefine the table display or structural graphics by Parameter ID HRPE01_DISPLAYMODE or HRPE02_DISPLAYMODE and the value „TABLE“ or „TREE“.
Article from iProCon

2 Abbreviations in SAP® HCM from A - Z

Would you have known?

CATS – the Cross Application Time Sheet is a cross application SAP component and a high flexible tool to transport time management data into different SAP modules to monetarily price them. It for example provides attendances and absences for the capacity planning of the logistic component. Or CATS notebook is an offline application which is designed for external employees. They can enter their data offline on their laptop and synchronize it later with the ERP-System. More about CATS you learn in our article „What is SAP CATS for?“)

CATT – the Computer Aided Test Tool you can on the one hand use to automate test procedures. The tool enables you to record transaction chains and to automatically replay them in a test case. You’ll get a system message where you can analyze error cases. On the other hand you can use the tool for a greater upload of data into SAP HCM. You find a good description of this procedure in the article „Save Time by Using CATT to Upload HR Data Automatically“ of HR Expert, Volume 3, Issue 3 (http://www.hrexpertonline.com – for HR-Expert subscribers only).

CRM – Customer Relationship Management supports all customer processes and is integrated in SAP HCM in many cases. It includes for example the Workforce Management application with its Shift Planning.

3 Events in SAP ERP HCM

HR technology summit in Barcelona: 23. - 25. March 2009
The three Partners of London-based iProCon HCM, including former MD and founder of iProCon GmbH Sven Ringling, will attend the HR technology summit in Barcelona. They have a dedicated meeting area there to have pre-scheduled one2one meetings. So, if you would like to discuss HR-IT strategy, alignment of HR and business strategy or change challenges, you can get in touch with our partners before or during the conference: contact@iproconhcm.co.uk or +44 7920 840 590.
Kieren Beltrame will also present a 30 minute session during the event:
Maximising the value from HRIS investment
Using a live case study, this session demonstrates:
• A framework through which to view and prioritise the HRIS investment portfolio
• Deploying tools to clearly align HR-IT spend with organisational strategy
• Ensuring that the organisation has the capabilities required to fully leverage the investment

4 News from AdManus

AdManus Customer Survey 2009
Just as every year, the AdManus-Network will conduct a customer survey in 2009. All of our customers, whom we worked with for a measurable length of time in 2008, will receive e-mail with access data to our online-questionnaire. We would appreciate it if you used the opportunity of providing us with your honest and detailed feedback.
This customer survey is part of our Quality Management, which you consistently assessed as being highly important during the 2008 last customer event. Should you be interested in the previous surveys: check here to view previous results, and find out here what we’ve learned from them.

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