Unit 14 - HCM Flashcards
What does HCM stand for?
Human Capital Managemnet
What are the organizational structures in HCM?
depicts the hierarchy that exits between the various organizational units in the enterprise
Describe how to manage employee records in HCM.
using infotypes. Infotypes are grouped information. You can maintain infotypes using 3 methods/screens.
Describe the basic business processes of HCM ( 9 items)
- Organizational management
- SAP e-Recruiting
- Personnel Management
- Personnel Development
- Training and Event Management
- Time Management
- Performance Management
- Payroll
- Personnel Cost Planning
What are the key integration points with other ERP processes?
a
What is ESS?
Employee Self Service
Identify the use and benefits of Employee Self Service.
a
What are the options for reporting HCM information?
a
What are structures in HCM?
Structures are what employees are assigned to.
What does the employee structure assignment do?
It defines where the employee works, the status of the employee and the function.
The employee structure assignment information is relevant for:
- payroll
- time management
- personnel planning
- reporting
What is the first step for entering personal data?
allocation of employees to the structure in their enterprise
???? you asign employees in infotype 0001 > organizational assignment
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when you enter data for an employee in infotype 0001, organizational assignment, the employee is assigned to:
- a company code - a personnel area - a payroll area
when you enter data for an employe in infotype 0001, and assign the employee to a position it results in
the employees assignment ot an organizational unit, a job, and a cost center
within the enterprise structure there are always 4 levels, what are they?
- client 2. company code 3. personnel area 4. personnel sub area
in order to run payroll or time managemnet, what additional information is required besides the enterprise structure info?
regional and legal information
the enterprise structure answers the question…
what company does the employee work for and where?
why is the company code relevant for Human Resources
the currency type is stored in the company code
Personnel areas are very important for selecting data within reportiing, for distinguishing authorizations, and for creating defaults in infotypes (RAD). True or false
true
a personnel area is assigned to a company code in personnel administration. True or false
true
personnel areas and personnel subareas have ? digit alphanumeric identifies
4
Draw a picture of the Enterprise Structure
Personnel subareas are used for (RAD)……
selecting data within reporting and for createing defaults (not authorizations)
What level are the principal organizational aspects (pay scale, wage type structures, planning work schedules) of human resources controlled by
Pensonnel subareas
The employee group is a general division of employess for example
active employees, pensioners etc.
What are the principal functions of the employee group? (3)
- default values can be generated for payroll area and basic pay
- selection criteria for reporting
- one unit of the authorization check
employees within the employee group are divided further, give an example…
according to their position hourly wage earner vs salaried employee vs trainee
all control features of the personnel structure are defined at what level?
the employee subgroup level
what are the most important control features?
The employee subgroup grouping for the Personnel Calculation Rule allows you
to define different payroll procedures for different employee subgroups; for
example, you can specify whether an employees pay should be accounted on
an hourly or monthly basis.
• The employee subgroup grouping for primary wage types controls the validity
of wage types on an employee subgroup level, whereas the grouping for
collective agreement provisions restricts the validity of pay scale groups to
certain employee groups.
• When entering data, you can define default values using the employee subgroup,
for example, for the payroll area.
a payroll area is an organizational subdivision of employees concerning payroll. How are payroll areas defined?
Payroll areas are defined according to the date the payroll runs for a group of employees
The payroll area provides the
payroll driver with two pieces of information. What are they?
- number of employees for whom payroll is to be run (determined using the organizational assignment infotype (0001) which stores the payroll area
- dates of the payroll period.
When can an employee change payroll areas?
at the end of a period only
What does the organizational structure represent?
The task-related, functional structure of the enterprise
The administrative enterprise or personnel structure are relevant to….
payroll or accounting
You can view your organizational plan with objects and reporting relationships to
see different views of the organization. True or False
True
You create your organizational plan using:
organizational units and positions
How can you map hierarchies within your organizational plan? (list 2)
- organizational stucture of your enterprise
- individual positions and the chain of command