SAP CATS - Configuration, Use, and Processes

Whether you're looking to get data set up in your CATS system, better manage employees' activities, or add enhanced functionality, this is the book you need. Explore the different core functions of CATS, such as approval and transfer processes. Then find what you need to make SAP CATS specific to different business requirements and scenarios, such as integration with other SAP components.Highlights: Master data Time entry Approval and rejection Workflow Integration with SAP components Reporting HR-enabled CATS User exits and BAdIs Employee and Manager Self-Services SAP Fiori Enhancement packs ABAP development

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Acknowledgments ... 171. Introduction ... 211.1 What This Book Discusses ... 211.2 Introduction to the Cross-Application Time Sheet ... 221.3 Brief Technical Overview ... 261.4 Integration Overview ... 271.5 System Enhancements ... 291.6 Summary ... 30PART I CATS Functional Processes2. Master Data Foundations for CATS Processes ... 332.1 Master Data for Human Resources ... 342.2 Master Data for Finance and Controlling ... 532.3 Master Data for Plant Maintenance and for Customer Service ... 712.4 Master Data for Materials Management (External Services) ... 802.5 Master Data for SAP Project System ... 902.5.4 CATS and Project System Transfer ... 972.6 Summary ... 983. Time Entry ... 993.1 Individual Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System. 1003.2 Mass Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System. 1063.3 Individual Time Registration through the Portal (Frontend) ... 1093.4 Mobile Time Registration ... 1113.5 Summary ... 1174. Time Entry Release Process ... 1194.1 Activating the Release Process ... 1194.2 On Premise (Backend) Release Process ... 1214.3 Web Interface Release Process ... 1234.4 Summary ... 1275. Approval Process ... 1295.1 Approval from the On Premise Side (Backend System) ... 1295.2 Approval from the Online Side (Frontend System) ... 1355.3 Summary ... 1466. Transferring Time Entries ... 1476.1 Configuration ... 1476.2 Standalone Transfer into Individual SAP Components ... 1506.3 Mass Transfer Program ... 1576.4 Scheduling a Batch ... 1596.5 Reorganizing Interface Tables ... 1606.6 Reporting ... 1626.7 Summary ... 1667. Enabling Workflow ... 1677.1 Introduction to Standard Workflow ... 1687.2 Basic Configuration ... 1697.3 Configuring a Standard Workflow in an SAP ERP HCM Process. 1727.4 Notifications ... 1807.5 Configuring a Substitution Rule ... 1827.6 Troubleshooting ... 1857.7 Summary ... 1898. Authorizations ... 1918.1 Authorization Groups ... 1928.2 Restricting Access to a Determined Data Entry Profile and/o r for Personnel. 1948.3 Authorization for Reporting in CATS ... 1968.4 System Authorizations for Working with CATS Regular Version. 1968.5 Summary ... 1979. Reporting ... 1999.1 Frontend Reporting ... 1999.2 Backend Reporting ... 2049.3 General Reporting ... 2089.4 Reorganizing the Time Sheet ... 2119.5 User-Linking to Employees ... 2129.6 Reporting in Common SAP Components ... 2159.7 Auditing the Process and the Master Data ... 2169.8 Summary ... 231PART II CATS Configuration10. Configuring the Cross-Application Time Sheet ... 23510.1 Customizing the CATS Data Entry Profiles ... 23710.2 Customizing the CATS Fields ... 25410.3 Customizing CATS for Web-Enabling ... 25710.4 Additional CATS Customizing ... 26310.5 Recording Working Time through SAP Fiori ... 26910.6 Summary ... 28411. Additional Functionality for SAP ERP HCM Users ... 28511.1 SAP ERP HCM Integration Configuration Steps ... 28611.2 HR-Enabled CATS Technical Requirements ... 29311.3 Troubleshooting ... 29611.4 Summary ... 29612 CATS Approval Configuration ... 29712.1 Customizing the Approval Determination Logic ... 29812.2 Customizing the Approval User Interfaces ... 30612.3 Summary ... 31113 CATS Performance and Support Tools ... 31313.1 CATS Performance ... 31313.2 Support Tools ... 32113.3 Summary ... 32514 Actual Labor Costing ... 32714.1 Options for Calculating Labor Costs ... 32714.2 Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation ... 33014.3 Select the Right Costing Variant ... 34714.4 Summary ... 348PART III CATS Enhancements15 Deploying User Exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS ... 35315.1 Enhancements for the Time Entry Process ... 35415.2 CATS Enhancements for Concurrent Employment ... 37315.3 Enhancements for CATS for Service Providers ... 37515.4 Enhancements for CATS Regular WDA ... 37815.5 Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting