SAP HR Features

If your SAP version contains the tree maintenance functionality, then do yourself a favour and make use of it. Whilst it may look quite daunting to use, it is so much easier to use than the old table maintenance functionality. Once you have changed, you will regret not having changed sooner.

This table contains features which are often used in customising

Feature	Feature Description
08MEX	Multiple Employment Process Exclusion (PY-GB-PS)
08TCE	TPS casual employment
08TIE	TPS Irregular Employment
08TSG	TPS Safeguarded salary
08TSN	TPS School / type of employment number
08TSS	TPS Salary scale code
13RED	Feature 13RED
27SLE	Sick Leave Entitlement
ABKRS	Defaults the payroll area
ACTCE	Actions: Default Values for Recognition
ADDRS	Set subtype sequence for address formatting
ALOAN	Default Value for Company Loans
ANLAC	Check number of object on loan and asset number
ANSAL	Wage type for annual salary
BAREA	Benefit Area
BENGR	First program grouping
BSTAT	Second program grouping
CAREA	Compensation area
CATSX	Profile maintenance for Time Sheet
CDCU1	Determine payroll directory
CMELG	Eligibility group
CMGDL	Guideline Group
CMGRP	Compensation group
CONTR	Default values for contract elements
COVER	Rule group feature for coverage history
COVGL	Define Date for Production Startup of Absence Ref
COVGR	Coverage Grouping
CRDV1	Credit grouping
CSSCR	Screen type country assignment
CSTV1	Cost grouping
DATAR	Default value for date specifications
DFINF	Copies default values for infotypes
DTAKT	Sender bank account number for DME
EDPDF	ESS Remuneration Statement: Smart Form for Conversion
EDTIN	Report Variant for ESS Service 'Display Remuneration Statement'
EECGR	Employee Contribution Grouping
ELIGR	Eligibility grouping
ENTRY	Rule for determining entry date
ERCGR	Employer Contribution Grouping
EVTGR	Adjustment Grouping
EXCEP	HR-XX: Exception Reporting - Determine Tolerance
GAGES	Feature for the AGE Calculation used in Abs. Evaluation
GBACT	Activate new GB solutions
GBCHG	Solution Change-Over Date (Great Britain) for GB SxP phase I and II
GBENA	Determination of employer name for legal reporting
GBQDP	SSP Qualifying Day Pattern
GCPAB	Stop payment of tax credit
GBPGL	Payroll Go Live Date (Great Britain)
GLIVE	Feature for the go-live date used in Abs. Eval.
GLOSS	Feature for the seniority (LOS) calculation used in Abs. Eval.
GLTXC	Tax code for late payments
GMSGD	Termination reason for death
GNICD	Default category for NI contributions calculation
GNICW	Wage type generation for NI adjustments
GOFFA	GB SAP Offsetting against OAP
GOFFM	GB SMP Offsetting against OMP
GOFFP	GB SPP Offsetting against OPP
GOFFS	GB SSP Offsetting against OSP
GPRPC	HR-GB: Pro-rating pension contributions
GRDWK	Feature for grouping of reporting quotas
GRDWT	Feature for grouping of reporting time types
GSALC	Salary calculation wage type (Wage Type Group T539J)
HCP01	Organizational Grouping of Employees as Cost Object
HDATE	Set date type for determining entry date
HRSIF	Recording atts./absences without clock times
IGMOA	Infogroup modifier for applicants
IGMOD	Infogroup modifier
INTDF	Default value for Internet medium
INTDY	Default Values for Internet Applications
IVWID	Infotype view ID
LDAYW	Determines the last day of the week
LEAVE	Rule to determine the leaving date
LGMST	Defaults wage type models to which certain wage types are associated
LIMIE	Hourly limits for day balances
LLREP	Time Management
MASSN	Determine fast entry dialog module
MODDE	Default value for payment model
MOLGA	Payroll existence in country version
NSHLP	Assign basic search help to PERNR
NUMAP	Applicant number ranges
NUMKR	Defines the number range for Personnel Administration eg. internal or external
P0001	Feature controlling the country-version org assignment (infotype 0001)
P0002	Feature controlling the country-version personal data (infotype 0002)
P0006	Feature controlling the country-version addresses (infotype 0006)
P0008	Feature controlling the country-version basic pay (infotype 0008)
P2001	Screen control for all time infotypes (infotype 2001)
PACPA	Parameter settings for follow-up activities
PACPP	Default for follow-up actions
PACTV	Parameter settings for applicant activity types
PAPLI	Integration of Personnel Administration and Recruitment
PFREQ	Payment frequency for annual salary
PINCH	Controls which administrator groups (and administrators) are defaulted
PLOGI	Integration switch between Personnel Administration and Org Mgt.
PM004	Determining the simulation variant for the payroll driver
PPMOD	FI/CO employee sub-group grouping for symbolic account determination
PRELI	Integration of 'internal' applicants
PRELR	Integration applicant/employee
QUOMO	Determination of quota type selection rule group for Absence Quotas
RCNEW	Defining a distribution list or mail address
SCHID	Default Pension Scheme ID
SCHKZ	Default work schedule setting for each group of employee - IT 0007
SHPRO	Text module for brief applicant description
STATU	Consistency of overall status and vacancy assignment
TARIF	Defaults the pay scale type & area etc for each specified group
TIMMO	Defining the modifier for table T569R
TMSTA	Default value for Time Mgt. status
TRMTY	Termination Type
TRVCO	Dynamic screen layout of account assignment block
TRVCP	Assign Organizational Travel Profile
TRVCT	Travel control for trip costs accounting
TRVFD	(Travel fields) for field control via T706Z
TRVFO	(Form variant)
TRVPA	(Travel parameters) for trip costs parameters
VDSK1	Sets the default for the Org Key on the infotype 0001 (Organisation Assignment)
VHIGP	Default VHI Group Number
VTART	Substitution Defaults (IT 2003)
WEBMO	Define Rule Group for Customizing Tables
WPROC	Specify word processing system
WRKHR	Control for input fields on IT 0007
WWEEK	Default value for working week
ZLSCH	Default setting for payment method e.g. C or E
ZWEGI	Feature for Occ. Health Get Manager path

Remember to Generate your Features (versions below 4.6) especially in a newly created client or after having transported a feature.

Features - Useful Table

Look at table T549d - it is quite useful. Use transaction code SE16 to view the contents of the table, which holds information relating to the client, feature, indicator, function part and structure relating to each feature. If you wish to only display the features that have been configured in a specific client then type in the variable "*xxx*" where xxx is your client name.

Feature PINCH

This feature returns the value for the administrator group which is used on IT 0001. The feature allows you to choose between master data and applicant data. You can use the usual decision objects. If the return value is offered as **** then the administrator group will correspond to the employee's personnel area. Alternatively you can offer other return values. These values or groups need to have corresponding entries in table T526 which lists all the available administrators for each particular group.

Hints & Tips

• Always copy a feature to create a new one. It is not advisable to create one without using the copy function.
• Whenever sub-features are created, remember that the return value must always be the same as that expected in the top-level feature.
• The command FLDID is used to call subfeatures.
• You can double-click a sub-feature in "tree" mode but not in table mode. To go to a sub-feature you can either go back to the main feature editor screen or you can enter "f " in the Editor command line.
• For sub-features, you need to edit the Structure to tick the checkbox indicating a sub-feature.
• When editing the structure relating to the feature, remember to turn fields on if you require them to be used in the feature.
• If you are wanting to find out which feature calls another one - i.e. the relationships between different features, you can get this information by running the report RPLMKM00. This report gives the predecessors and successors for each feature stipulated.
• You can't cut and paste across clients by using the cut, copy buttons in the new tree editor. What you need to do is use the table editor and cut and paste using Ctrl+Y to select and then Ctrl+C Ctrl+V etc.
• If you can't activate your feature because of an error, save your feature temporarily from the option in the menu path. This allows you to at least save what you have done - even if it does contain errors which you will need to correct.

Common Errors

• If Features including sub-features become too big, they will fail with an ABAP failure. This can occur whenever the feature and sub-features become too large. When the feature and its sub-feature are generated, the program converts the feature into program code. When this reaches a limit of more than 16 000 lines, the program fails.
• Even though the Structure can be changed to include fields on which decisions can be made, the ABAP code that calls the feature at run-time may not have the necessary value at that point, therefore the decision is never reached.
• Whenever you create a new SAP client, you should run the program RPUMKG00. This will copy all the features from 000 to the new client and generate them.

In Table Maintenance Editor, the following commands can be used in the Editor Line

A	(A)ttach	Used as a "goto function". The cursor is moved to the selected line number. Enter "A" followed by a blank character and then the line number you want to access.
CHECK		The syntax of the feature is checked. If it is correct, the system displays a message "Feature OK", and if not, it displays an error message.
F	(F)etch	Enables you to display/maintain a different feature. Enter "F", then a space, and then the five-character key of the desired feature.
FIND		Finds the first occurrence of a character string in the feature. Enter "FIND", then a space, and then the character string you are looking for.
I	(I)nsert	Inserts the specified number of blank lines at the end of the Editor. Enter "I", then a space, and then the desired number.
PRINT		Accesses the Print parameter screen. Here you can choose the output device and the print options.
R	(R)eplace	Replaces one character string with another. The character string is replaced every time it occurs. Enter "R", then a space, then the character string to be replaced, then another space, and finally the character string to be inserted instead.
U	(U)pdate	Saves the feature and checks the syntax at the same time. If an error is identified, you can cancel the update.

The following can be used as Line Commands

*	The selected line is displayed as the first line in the Editor.
A	Target line for copy (C/CC..CC) or move (M/MM..MM) command. The lines that have been copied or moved are inserted directly after the selected target line.
B	Target line for copy (C/CC..CC) or move (M/MM..MM) command. The lines copied or moved are inserted directly before the selected target line.
C	Copies the selected line to the target line specified by the command A or B.
CC..CC	Copies the selected line block or line range to the target line specified by the command A or B. Enter CC in the first and last lines of the block you want to select.
D	Deletes the selected line.
DD..DD	Deletes the selected line block or line range. Enter DD in the first and last lines of the block you want to delete.
I	Inserts a blank line directly beneath the selected line.
In	Inserts n blank lines directly beneath the selected line.
M	Moves the selected lines to the target line specified by the command A or B.
MM..MM	Moves the selected block of lines. Enter MM in the first and last lines of the block you want to move.
R	Duplicates the selected line. The copy is inserted in the line directly beneath the original.
Rn	Copies the selected line n times. The copies are inserted directly beneath the original.
X	Copies the content of the X buffer beneath this line.
XX...XX	Writes the selected line block to the X buffer. Enter XX in the first and last lines of the block that you want to write to the buffer.