This must-have guide teaches you how to efficiently implement, apply, and extend HR reporting using SAP. First, you'll uncover best practices for conceptualizing your reporting strategy and methods, including the basic usage principles for logical databases and how to carry out authorization checks. Next, you'll learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the various reporting tools, as well as the critical success factors to consider for successful reporting. Then, you'll explore standard evaluations and their uses in individual HCM components, as well as the BI standard content. Finally, you'll review all of the tools used for presenting reports and analysis, including standard SAP reports, queries, and SAP NetWeaver BI. Drawing from the authors' extensive experience, this book is essential for understanding HR reporting. Fully up-to-date for SAP ERP 6.0, it is also compatible with R/3 Enterprise and SAP ERP 2004.

Highlights

• Process Oriented Reporting Concepts
• Basics of Reporting in SAP ERP HCM
• Complete Details on all Reporting Tools
• Reporting in the HCM Components
• Best Practices for Retrieving Reports

About the Author(s)

Hans-Jürgen Figaj is a Managing Director of Projektkultur GmbH, and has over ten years of experience using SAP ERP HCM. Richard Hassmann is the Managing Director of Hassmann-Consulting GmbH, and has over 16 years of experience with SAP ERP HCM. Anja Junold has been working as an SAP ERP HCM Consultant at iProCon GmbH since 2002 and has gained a great deal of practical experience in numerous projects.

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Table of Contents

Part I
... 1 Process-Oriented Reporting Concept ... 27
... 2 Basics of Reporting in SAP ERP HCM ... 37

Part II
... 3 Standard SAP Report ... 73
... 4 Queries ... 81
... 5 HR Reporting with SAP NetWeaver BI ... 117
... 6 Customer Report ... 177

Part III
... 7 Introduction to Part III ... 189
... 8 Personnel Administration ... 193
... 9 Organizational Management ... 225
... 10 Recruitment ... 245
... 11 Payroll ... 259
... 12 Personnel Time Management ... 283
... 13 Personnel Development ... 311
... 14 Benefits ... 325
... 15 Training and Event Management ... 339
... 16 Personnel Cost Planning ... 361

Part IV
... 17 Area Menu ... 371
... 18 Human Resources Information System ... 377
... 19 Manager's Desktop (MDT) ... 383
... 20 SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 395

Appendix
... A Further Reading ... 415
... B Standard Reports in the SAP HCM Modules: Overview ... 417
... C Sample Codings for Chapter 4, Queries ... 425
... D Authors ... 429