Time Specifications 

Definition

A resource's time descriptions consists of individual attendance and absence types. The total of these attendances and absences results in the time-related availability of a resource.

You create types of attendances and absences for WFM Core, the time specifications. Each individual time specification can be of a particular type, such as WORK for working time, ILL for illness, and so on.

Each time specification type can be assigned the attribute available or unavailable and a priority.

Example: You assign the number range –100 to 100. An absence such as lunch break is assigned the lowest priority (-100), since it can be interrupted or moved at any time. The absence illness is assigned the highest priority (100), since it cannot be interrupted or moved.

The system calculates the time-related availability of a resource from the total of all time specifications (for example, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 – 18:00, Friday 8:00 – 14:00).

You define time specifications in the following section of the Implementation Guide for cProjects: Resource Management ® Workforce Management Core (WFM Core) ® Business Settings for WFM Core ® Define Time Specification Types.

Use

The system requires the availability of each resource to be able to schedule resources. WFM Core compares the availability with the time-related requirements of a requirement.

Integration

A resource's time information can be transferred from mySAP HR. You can specify:

·        How infotypes and subtypes are mapped to the time specification types in WFM Core

·        How the work schedule (working times and breaks) is mapped to the time specifications

If you do not use HR, you can enter time information for the business partner directly in the application.