Personnel calculation rules are subdivided into standard rules and customer rules. Unlike personnel calculation schemas, there is also a name range for rules in the SAP standard client. All rules whose names begin with a special character & ( ) / : ; < > = or with the letter Z are customer rules. If a rule starts with a question mark ( ? ), it is a standard rule. In the SAP standard-client, the system differentiates between standard and customer rules using the first character in the rule name. You should not create a rule under a name from the SAP name range.

The information on rules is stored in client-specific tables, irrespective of whether the rule is a standard rule or a customer rule. The corresponding table entries for the standard rules are automatically transported to the non-standard clients after a transport to the standard client. This means that a rule that exists in the standard client is always available in the current client. However, if you create or change a rule in the standard client, these changes are not automatically available in the non-standard client.

• You can change rules in a non-standard client even if it is a rule from the SAP name range. In this case, the rule (of the same name) in the standard client remains unaffected by these changes. The system saves the changed rule as a customer rule.
• You can delete any rule, even if it is in the SAP name range. Before deleting a rule, make absolutely sure that the rule will not be used again. The Where-Used-List in the editor for personnel calculation rules is available for this purpose.

Name Assignment for Standard and Customer Rules

Name Assignment for Standard and Customer Schemas

Modification Concept for Personnel Calculation Schemas