Manuel Gallardo
Configuring and Using CATS
Provides a complete guide to configuring CATS. Covers all essential CATS BAdls and User-Exits. Includes user-exit sample code, a sample program for loading external time data, and a CATS configuration as
Manuel Gallardo
Configuring and Using CATS
Provides a complete guide to configuring CATS. Covers all essential CATS BAdls and User-Exits. Includes user-exit sample code, a sample program for loading external time data, and a CATS configuration as
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This Essentials guide is written to bridge the gap between existing SAP information and courses on CATS. It provides detailed explanations of items to consider before beginning an implementation, along with steps setting up CATS to fulfill the many complex configuration requirements. The book also includes details about each CATS user-exit and tips on what functionality can or cannot be accomplished with particular user-exits.
This Essentials guide is written to bridge the gap between existing SAP information and courses on CATS. It provides detailed explanations of items to consider before beginning an implementation, along with steps setting up CATS to fulfill the many complex configuration requirements. The book also includes details about each CATS user-exit and tips on what functionality can or cannot be accomplished with particular user-exits.
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- SAP Essentials 232
- Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag
- Neuausg.
- Seitenzahl: 160
- Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2008
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 228.6mm
- Gewicht: 520g
- ISBN-13: 9781592292325
- ISBN-10: 1592292321
- Artikelnr.: 24954024
- SAP Essentials 232
- Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag
- Neuausg.
- Seitenzahl: 160
- Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2008
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 228.6mm
- Gewicht: 520g
- ISBN-13: 9781592292325
- ISBN-10: 1592292321
- Artikelnr.: 24954024
Manuel Gallardo is on the HR Expert Board, is a former platinum consultant for SAP, and has been working in HR since1994. He currently serves as an SAP HR functional architect at Tesoro Companies, Inc. in San Antonio, TX. He has taught classes on Cross Application Time Sheets (CATs) since 1997 and is a regular speaker at the HR Conferences.
He has worked on multiple full cycle CATS implementations and has assisted more than 70 companies with their CATS issues, and he has worked directly with the CATS Development team in Germany
He has worked on multiple full cycle CATS implementations and has assisted more than 70 companies with their CATS issues, and he has worked directly with the CATS Development team in Germany
1 ... Introduction ... 11
... 1.1 ... The Purpose of This Book ... 11
... 1.2 ... CATS User Interfaces ... 12
... 1.3 ... System Enhancements ... 14
... 1.4 ... Conclusion ... 15
2 ... Customizing CATS for Duet ... 17
... 2.1 ... CATS Customizing for the Duet Time Management Scenario ... 17
... 2.2 ... Customizing CATS Reporting in Duet ... 27
... 2.3 ... Conclusion ... 34
3 ... Special CATS Approval Techniques ... 37
... 3.1 ... Customizing the Approval Determination ... 38
... 3.2 ... Customizing the Approval User Interfaces ... 46
... 3.3 ... Conclusion ... 51
4 ... Actual Labor Costing and CATS ... 53
... 4.1 ... Options for Calculating Labor Costs ... 53
... 4.2 ... Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation ... 56
... 4.3 ... Select the Right Costing Variant ... 72
... 4.4 ... Conclusion ... 73
5 ... Deploying User-exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS ... 75
... 5.1 ... Enhancements for the Data Entry Process ... 76
... 5.2 ... Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements ... 94
... 5.3 ... Conclusion ... 102
6 ... Importing and Extracting CATS Data ... 103
... 6.1 ... Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object ... 105
... 6.2 ... Techniques for Building a Time Interface ... 111
... 6.3 ... Tools for Extracting CATS Data ... 119
... 6.4 ... Conclusion ... 121
7 ... CATS Performance and Support Tools ... 123
... 7.1 ... CATS Performance ... 123
... 7.2 ... Support Tools ... 131
... 7.3 ... Conclusion ... 136
A ... Frequently Asked CATS Questions ... 139
... A.1 ... Sometimes the "Immediate transfer to HR" functionality does not work. Why is that? ... 139
... A.2 ... How do I add a field to the CATS time-entry screen so that I can store custom data? ... 140
... A.3 ... What is the difference between a Custom Field and the Customer "Name" Fields available in CATS? ... 142
... A.4 ... How do I add a custom column to the Display or Approval reports? ... 143
... A.5 ... How can I default a Receiving Object into the Time Sheet entry screen? ... 144
... A.6 ... How do I make a field mandatory without setting it to "Required" in the field configuration? ... 144
... A.7 ... Is it possible to interface a third-party time-recording system to CATS? ... 145
... A.8 ... In a Decoupled Environment, Can We Implement CATS in the HCM system? ... 145
B ... Installing the ABAP Code ... 147
C ... The Author ... 153
... 1.1 ... The Purpose of This Book ... 11
... 1.2 ... CATS User Interfaces ... 12
... 1.3 ... System Enhancements ... 14
... 1.4 ... Conclusion ... 15
2 ... Customizing CATS for Duet ... 17
... 2.1 ... CATS Customizing for the Duet Time Management Scenario ... 17
... 2.2 ... Customizing CATS Reporting in Duet ... 27
... 2.3 ... Conclusion ... 34
3 ... Special CATS Approval Techniques ... 37
... 3.1 ... Customizing the Approval Determination ... 38
... 3.2 ... Customizing the Approval User Interfaces ... 46
... 3.3 ... Conclusion ... 51
4 ... Actual Labor Costing and CATS ... 53
... 4.1 ... Options for Calculating Labor Costs ... 53
... 4.2 ... Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation ... 56
... 4.3 ... Select the Right Costing Variant ... 72
... 4.4 ... Conclusion ... 73
5 ... Deploying User-exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS ... 75
... 5.1 ... Enhancements for the Data Entry Process ... 76
... 5.2 ... Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements ... 94
... 5.3 ... Conclusion ... 102
6 ... Importing and Extracting CATS Data ... 103
... 6.1 ... Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object ... 105
... 6.2 ... Techniques for Building a Time Interface ... 111
... 6.3 ... Tools for Extracting CATS Data ... 119
... 6.4 ... Conclusion ... 121
7 ... CATS Performance and Support Tools ... 123
... 7.1 ... CATS Performance ... 123
... 7.2 ... Support Tools ... 131
... 7.3 ... Conclusion ... 136
A ... Frequently Asked CATS Questions ... 139
... A.1 ... Sometimes the "Immediate transfer to HR" functionality does not work. Why is that? ... 139
... A.2 ... How do I add a field to the CATS time-entry screen so that I can store custom data? ... 140
... A.3 ... What is the difference between a Custom Field and the Customer "Name" Fields available in CATS? ... 142
... A.4 ... How do I add a custom column to the Display or Approval reports? ... 143
... A.5 ... How can I default a Receiving Object into the Time Sheet entry screen? ... 144
... A.6 ... How do I make a field mandatory without setting it to "Required" in the field configuration? ... 144
... A.7 ... Is it possible to interface a third-party time-recording system to CATS? ... 145
... A.8 ... In a Decoupled Environment, Can We Implement CATS in the HCM system? ... 145
B ... Installing the ABAP Code ... 147
C ... The Author ... 153
1 ... Introduction ... 11
... 1.1 ... The Purpose of This Book ... 11
... 1.2 ... CATS User Interfaces ... 12
... 1.3 ... System Enhancements ... 14
... 1.4 ... Conclusion ... 15
2 ... Customizing CATS for Duet ... 17
... 2.1 ... CATS Customizing for the Duet Time Management Scenario ... 17
... 2.2 ... Customizing CATS Reporting in Duet ... 27
... 2.3 ... Conclusion ... 34
3 ... Special CATS Approval Techniques ... 37
... 3.1 ... Customizing the Approval Determination ... 38
... 3.2 ... Customizing the Approval User Interfaces ... 46
... 3.3 ... Conclusion ... 51
4 ... Actual Labor Costing and CATS ... 53
... 4.1 ... Options for Calculating Labor Costs ... 53
... 4.2 ... Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation ... 56
... 4.3 ... Select the Right Costing Variant ... 72
... 4.4 ... Conclusion ... 73
5 ... Deploying User-exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS ... 75
... 5.1 ... Enhancements for the Data Entry Process ... 76
... 5.2 ... Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements ... 94
... 5.3 ... Conclusion ... 102
6 ... Importing and Extracting CATS Data ... 103
... 6.1 ... Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object ... 105
... 6.2 ... Techniques for Building a Time Interface ... 111
... 6.3 ... Tools for Extracting CATS Data ... 119
... 6.4 ... Conclusion ... 121
7 ... CATS Performance and Support Tools ... 123
... 7.1 ... CATS Performance ... 123
... 7.2 ... Support Tools ... 131
... 7.3 ... Conclusion ... 136
A ... Frequently Asked CATS Questions ... 139
... A.1 ... Sometimes the "Immediate transfer to HR" functionality does not work. Why is that? ... 139
... A.2 ... How do I add a field to the CATS time-entry screen so that I can store custom data? ... 140
... A.3 ... What is the difference between a Custom Field and the Customer "Name" Fields available in CATS? ... 142
... A.4 ... How do I add a custom column to the Display or Approval reports? ... 143
... A.5 ... How can I default a Receiving Object into the Time Sheet entry screen? ... 144
... A.6 ... How do I make a field mandatory without setting it to "Required" in the field configuration? ... 144
... A.7 ... Is it possible to interface a third-party time-recording system to CATS? ... 145
... A.8 ... In a Decoupled Environment, Can We Implement CATS in the HCM system? ... 145
B ... Installing the ABAP Code ... 147
C ... The Author ... 153
... 1.1 ... The Purpose of This Book ... 11
... 1.2 ... CATS User Interfaces ... 12
... 1.3 ... System Enhancements ... 14
... 1.4 ... Conclusion ... 15
2 ... Customizing CATS for Duet ... 17
... 2.1 ... CATS Customizing for the Duet Time Management Scenario ... 17
... 2.2 ... Customizing CATS Reporting in Duet ... 27
... 2.3 ... Conclusion ... 34
3 ... Special CATS Approval Techniques ... 37
... 3.1 ... Customizing the Approval Determination ... 38
... 3.2 ... Customizing the Approval User Interfaces ... 46
... 3.3 ... Conclusion ... 51
4 ... Actual Labor Costing and CATS ... 53
... 4.1 ... Options for Calculating Labor Costs ... 53
... 4.2 ... Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation ... 56
... 4.3 ... Select the Right Costing Variant ... 72
... 4.4 ... Conclusion ... 73
5 ... Deploying User-exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS ... 75
... 5.1 ... Enhancements for the Data Entry Process ... 76
... 5.2 ... Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements ... 94
... 5.3 ... Conclusion ... 102
6 ... Importing and Extracting CATS Data ... 103
... 6.1 ... Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object ... 105
... 6.2 ... Techniques for Building a Time Interface ... 111
... 6.3 ... Tools for Extracting CATS Data ... 119
... 6.4 ... Conclusion ... 121
7 ... CATS Performance and Support Tools ... 123
... 7.1 ... CATS Performance ... 123
... 7.2 ... Support Tools ... 131
... 7.3 ... Conclusion ... 136
A ... Frequently Asked CATS Questions ... 139
... A.1 ... Sometimes the "Immediate transfer to HR" functionality does not work. Why is that? ... 139
... A.2 ... How do I add a field to the CATS time-entry screen so that I can store custom data? ... 140
... A.3 ... What is the difference between a Custom Field and the Customer "Name" Fields available in CATS? ... 142
... A.4 ... How do I add a custom column to the Display or Approval reports? ... 143
... A.5 ... How can I default a Receiving Object into the Time Sheet entry screen? ... 144
... A.6 ... How do I make a field mandatory without setting it to "Required" in the field configuration? ... 144
... A.7 ... Is it possible to interface a third-party time-recording system to CATS? ... 145
... A.8 ... In a Decoupled Environment, Can We Implement CATS in the HCM system? ... 145
B ... Installing the ABAP Code ... 147
C ... The Author ... 153