Compensation (ECM) 
Use
You can use the Compensation workset based on Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM).
The Compensation workset based on ECM contains functions with which managers can plan compensation for employees in their area of responsibility. The Compensation workset also allows a higher-level manager to check the compensation planning carried out by another lower-level manager, and to either approve or reject it.
Integration
The Compensation Planning (ECM) and Compensation Approval (ECM) use the functions of the Object and Data Provider. Additional iViews that are displayed on a separate portal page display employee data relevant for planning and compensation and support managers when they make decisions.
Prerequisites
The functions of Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM) are available as of Business Package for Manager Self-Service 50.4.
To implement compensation functions based on Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM), your system must fulfill the following prerequisites:
· You must have implemented Plug-In 2003.1 for release 4.70 with Support Package 04.
· You must have implemented SAP R/3 Enterprise HR Extension 2.00 with Support Package 2.
· You must have set up Enterprise Compensation Management.
· You must have set up SAP R/3 Organizational Management in SAP R/3. For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Organizational Management.
The following prerequisites must be fulfilled for the Compensation Planning (ECM) and Compensation Approval (ECM) iViews:
·
You must have set up the Object and Data
Provider (OADP) in SAP R/3. You do this after you have implemented the
Plug-In system in your HR system in the settings for the Business Package
for Manager Self-Service, which you find in the Implementation Guide under
Integration with Other Components
® Business Package/Functional Packages
® Object and Data Provider. Note the 
Settings in the
Object and Data Provider for ECM section in the configuration
guide.
· You must have edited the properties (PCD parameters). For more information, see the documentation for the iViews.
Features
The workset comprises the following iViews:
· Compensation Eligibility (ECM)
· Compensation Guidelines (ECM)
We also recommend you include the following iViews from the Employee Review workset:
· Compensation Adjustments (ECM)
The Compensation workset based on ECM displays for the manager the employees in his or her area of responsibility together with the employee data relevant for planning and compensation. The manager can sort this data according to the necessary criteria. The workset facilitates planning by offering graphical comparison and summary views.
The Compensation Planning (ECM) iView enables the manager to plan employees’ monetary compensation (such as salary, regular bonus, and off-cycle bonus) and allocate stock options. The Compensation Approval (ECM) iView allows the approving manager to check compensation planned for employees and the allocation of stock options and bonuses and either approve or reject them.
The Compensation Adjustments (ECM) and Long-Term Incentives (ECM) iViews provide an overview of the salary increases, stock options or bonuses an employee has received in the past.
The Salary Data (ECM) and Salary Survey Results (ECM) iViews provide managers with an overview of the extent to which an employee’s salary corresponds to the internal salary guidelines and external market salary.
The Compensation Guidelines (ECM) and Compensation Eligibility (ECM) iViews support managers when they make decisions. They facilitate the decision-making process by displaying data relevant for compensation from Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM). The Compensation Guidelines (ECM) iView displays for an employee the guidelines that apply internally at the enterprise for the compensation plans within a compensation review. This includes default values for the compensation to be planned including the allowed minimum and maximum limits and the underlying guideline criteria (for example, appraisal results). The Compensation Eligibility (ECM) iView displays an employee’s eligibility for the various compensation plans within a compensation review and the eligibility criteria the employee fulfills or does not fulfill.
See also:
Configuration Guide:
Compensation Workset in ECM