Time data recorded in Time Management contains information on the time of day, duration, and quality of work performed by employees. This information allows, for example, bonuses to be determined, time accounts to be updated and working time regulations on a daily basis.

Day processing of time data is a step in the time evaluation process. It is used to evaluate time data on a daily basis.

Time data recorded in Time Management or via time recording systems forms the basis for the calculation. You must therefore maintain the following in Customizing or master data:

• Create work schedules
• If you work with time recording devices, you must create the necessary prerequisites
• Assign work schedules to the individual employees using the Planned Working Time (0007) infotype
• Create the prerequisites for entering time data records

For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Personnel Time Management.

Day processing of time data is one of the three processing blocks that are processed in the course of schema processing.

Day processing of time data can be subdivided into several process steps, which must be processed in the defined sequence:

1. Provide time data
2. Error checks
3. Determine planned working times
4. Determine overtime
5. Select time wage types
6. Compensate overtime wage types
7. Manage time accounts

How time data is processed within these process steps depends on:

• Whether you record times as a number of hours or as clock times

• Whether you record only exceptions to the work schedule, or also all employee attendance times.

• Whether you use time recording devices

These different requirements of time management are satisfied by the various schemas.