Standard FPM Application Configurations in HCM P&F

Enhancement Package 5 offers you a number of UI application configurations developed using the new Floorplan Manager (FPM) framework. This framework allows for increased flexibility when customizing the user interface of your applications.

You can customize these application configurations using the methods described in Customizing the UI of Copied Standard FPM Application Configurations.

Features

The following FPM application configurations are available:

ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PA
ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PD
ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP
ASR_EXECUTE_3_STEP
ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP_PA_CE

Which application configuration you use depends on the use-case (a 5-step, 4-step or 3-step process) and the initiator role of the process.

The use-cases for the different types of process are outlined below.

5-Step Process

A 5-step process is appropriate in the following cases:

The start of a new PA process from the Manager or HR Administrator role.
The roadmap is determined by the initiator role and the application type PA. The appropriate application configuration to be used in this context is ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PA.
The start of a new PD process from the Manager or HR Administrator role.
The roadmap is determined by the initiator role and the application type PD. The appropriate application configuration to be used in this context is ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PD.

4-Step Process

In the 4-step process, the first step (selection of an employee or object) of the roadmap is skipped. The 4-step roadmap is appropriate in the following cases:

The start of the hire process by the Manager or HR Administrator role.
The list of hiring processes in this case is determined by the process group HIRE and the parameter INITIATOR_ROLE.
The start of an employee process without a personnel number.
The process is started by the Manager or HR Administrator. The roadmap is determined by the application type PA and the parameter WITHOUT_START_OBJECT = X.
The start of an organizational process without object selection.
The process is started by the Manager or HR Administrator. The roadmap is determined by the application type PD and the parameter WITHOUT_START_OBJECT = X.

All the above cases can be handled by one application configuration, ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP.

3-Step Process

In the 3-step process, the form is launched directly from the Universal Work List. The 3-step roadmap is appropriate in the following cases:

The triggering of a work item of an employee process from the Universal Work List.
The triggering of a work item of an organizational process from the Universal Work List.

Both the above cases can be handled by one application configuration, ASR_EXECUTE_3_STEP.

Special Case: Concurrent Employment (CE) in Employee Self Services

This is a special case and is exclusively handled by the application configuration ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP_PA_CE (for the Concurrent Employment (CE) scenario in Employee Self Services).

This application configuration behaves as either a 4-step or a 3-step process depending on the status of the central CE switch in the system. If the CE switch is ON, then it is a 4-step process, in which the first step allows the employee to select from one of his/her multiple personnel assignments (if there is more than one). Otherwise, it is a 3-step process, in which the corresponding form is opened after the selection of a particular process from Employee Self Services.

Summary

The following table summarizes the above information:

Process Type	Use Case	Roles	URL Parameters	Application Configuration
5-Step Process	PA Start	MSS, HRADMIN	INITIATOR_ROLE=HRASRB APPLICATION=PA [PROCESS_GROUP] [PROCESS_GROUP_EXCLUDE]	ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PA
5-Step Process	PD Start	MSS, HRADMIN	INITIATOR_ROLE=HRASRB APPLICATION=PD [PROCESS_GROUP] [PROCESS_GROUP_EXCLUDE]	ASR_EXECUTE_5_STEP_PD
4-Step Process	HIRE	MSS, HRADMIN	PROCESS_GROUP=HIRE WITHOUT_START_OBJECT=X APPLICATION=PA [PROCESS_GROUP_EXCLUDE]	ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP
	Process without PERNR	MSS, HRADMIN	WITHOUT_START_OBJECT=X APPLICATION=PA [PROCESS_GROUP] [PROCESS_GROUP_EXCLUDE]
	Process without Object	MSS, HRADMIN	WITHOUT_START_OBJECT=X APPLICATION=PD [PROCESS_GROUP] [PROCESS_GROUP_EXCLUDE]
3-Step Process	Launch from UWL	MSS, HRADMIN	WI_ID= (From UWL Config)	ASR_EXECUTE_3_STEP
4-Step Process with CE (or 3-Step Process without CE)	i) Launch from ESS	ESS	INITIATOR_ROLE=HRASRD PROCESS=(From HomePage Customising)	ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP_PA_CE
4-Step Process with CE (or 3-Step Process without CE)	ii) From ESS No CE	ESS	INITIATOR_ROLE=HRASRD PROCESS=(From HomePage Customising)	ASR_EXECUTE_4_STEP_PA_CE

Note Note

When customizing copies of the standard FPM application configurations, you can use various URL parameters in the iView settings to control, for example, which processes should appear when the iView is launched in the Portal. For more information, see Using Process Groups to Customize the User Interface and Starting a Process without Employee or Object Selection.

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