This completely updated and expanded second edition guides you through the entire HR management process using SAP ERP Human Capital Management. You’ll learn the ins and outs of personnel administration and recruitment, how to transfer HR data to the financial and cost accounting departments, and much more. With this practical book, you’ll be introduced to the core functionality of SAP ERP 6.0 HCM and learn the key principles of customization. Each chapter explains the relevant concepts and business principles of an HR process, and provides real-life examples with practical guidance to teach you how to optimize this powerful component.

Plus, learn how to integrate with Personnel Planning and Development, and explore E-Recruiting, ESS/MSS, Quality Assurance, the Internal Control System (ICS), and more!

Highlights

• Overview of SAP ERP HCM
• Roles
• ESS/MSS
• Personnel Administration
• Organizational Management
• E-Recruiting
• Time Management
• Payroll
• Benefits
• Personnel Controlling
• Quality Assurance/ICS
• Integration with Personnel Planning

About the Author(s)

Sven Ringling is Senior Partner and leads the People Strategy practice at IProCon HCM, Ltd. He is also on the advisory board for HRExpert. Jörg Edinger is the Managing Director of IProCon GmbH, which offers services complementary to SAP ERP HCM. Janet McClurg is a Platinum SAP America Consultant specializing in HR, and a technical editor for HRExpert.

Table of Contents

1 ... Goal of this Book ... 17
... 1.1 ... Scope of the Content ... 17
... 1.2 ... Release Names ... 18
... 1.3 ... Target Groups ... 19
... 1.4 ... Working with this Book ... 19
... 1.5 ... New in this Edition ... 20


2 ... Overview of SAP ERP HCM ... 23
... 2.1 ... Incorporation of HCM into SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite ... 23
... 2.2 ... Components of Personnel Management with the SAP System ... 26
... 2.3 ... Roles in SAP ERP HCM ... 30
... 2.4 ... ESS/MSS and the Portal ... 34
... 2.5 ... Manager's Desktop ... 47


3 ... SAP ERP HCM Projects ... 61
... 3.1 ... Structure of an SAP ERP HCM Project ... 61
... 3.2 ... Tools ... 68
... 3.3 ... Critical Success Factors ... 73


4 ... Personnel Administration ... 75
... 4.1 ... Business Principles ... 75
... 4.2 ... The SAP ERP HCM Concept ... 85
... 4.3 ... Selected Infotypes for Personnel Administration ... 125
... 4.4 ... Actions in Personnel Administration ... 145
... 4.5 ... Process Examples ... 168
... 4.6 ... Critical Success Factors ... 193


5 ... Organizational Management in SAP ERP HCM ... 195
... 5.1 ... Classification in the Overall System and in SAP ERP HCM ... 195
... 5.2 ... Structure of Organizational Management ... 197
... 5.3 ... Critical Success Factors ... 207


6 ... E-Recruiting ... 211
... 6.1 ... Business Principles ... 211
... 6.2 ... Specific Features of E-Recruiting ... 221
... 6.3 ... The Process in SAP ERP HCM ... 225
... 6.4 ... Roles in SAP E-Recruiting ... 244
... 6.5 ... Customizing and Technology ... 267
... 6.6 ... Critical Success Factors ... 275


7 ... Traditional Recruitment ... 277
... 7.1 ... The SAP ERP HCM Concept ... 277
... 7.2 ... Process Examples ... 306
... 7.3 ... Critical Success Factors ... 312


8 ... Time Management ... 315
... 8.1 ... Business Principles ... 315
... 8.2 ... Design in the SAP System ... 322
... 8.3 ... Time Manager's Workplace (TMW ... 392
... 8.4 ... Calendar View in the TMW ... 408
... 8.5 ... Process Examples ... 415
... 8.6 ... Critical Success Factors ... 430


9 ... Payroll ... 433
... 9.1 ... Business Principles ... 433
... 9.2 ... Payroll Concepts in SAP ERP HCM ... 437
... 9.3 ... Process Examples ... 494
... 9.4 ... Critical Success Factors ... 505


10 ... Benefits Administration ... 507
... 10.1 ... Business Principles ... 507
... 10.2 ... Implementation in SAP ERP HR ... 508
... 10.3 ... Critical Success Factors ... 534


11 ... HR Reporting ... 535
... 11.1 ... Business Principles ... 535
... 11.2 ... Implementation in SAP ERP HCM ... 543
... 11.3 ... Process Example: Company-Specific Reporting Concept ... 562
... 11.4 ... Critical Success Factors ... 565


12 ... Quality Assurance/Internal Control System ... 567
... 12.1 ... Quality in Software Projects ... 567
... 12.2 ... Cross-Process Quality Aspects in SAP ERP HCM ... 569
... 12.3 ... Quality Management in Specific Processes ... 582
... 12.4 ... Set up of an Internal Control System ... 594
... 12.5 ... Critical Success Factors ... 595


13 ... Integration with Personnel Planning ... 597
... 13.1 ... General Remarks on Integration ... 597


A ... Cross-Process Customizing Tools ... 603


B ... Infotypes in SAP ERP HCM ... 611


C ... Explanations for Process Models ... 647


D ... Recommended Reading ... 651
... D.1 ... Web Sites ... 652


E ... Authors ... 655