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Changes to Child Allowance 

Use

Only relevant for the Public Sector

From Release 4.6C, the child allowance is calculated directly in Payroll. The data relevant for the calculation of the child allowance is still maintained in the Child Allowance infotype (0118). However, since the child allowance amount is now calculated in payroll, the Definition of Child Allowance (0119) and Child Allowance D (0232) infotypes are no longer maintained. For data records with validity periods up to December 31, 1995, the child allowance amount is still read from the Definition of Child Allowance infotype (0119) in payroll.

The maintenance interface and the structure of the Child Allowance infotype (0118) have been changed. For a detailed description of the changed infotype and the new maintenance interface, see the SAP Library under Human Resources -> Payroll -> Payroll Germany -> Payroll for the Public Sector -> Calculation of Child Allowance .

The functions have been enhanced to include special rules for child allowance for challenged adult dependants . It is now possible to make a child allowance payment of 30DM. This child allowance amount is stored as the constant OKKGH in table T511P (Payroll Constants (Intl) ) and can be modified in line with legal changes.

If the legal person changes during a month with a payroll split, you must decide which of the two employers pays out the child allowance. If the Child Allowance D infotype (0232) was not changed, the second employer pays the child allowance. If the first employer paid the child allowance, it was necessary to delete the Child Allowance D infotype (0232) in the month of the change for the period in which the employee was employed by the second employer. From Release 4.6C, the procedure is the opposite. If the records for the Child Allowance infotype (0118) are not changed for any children, the first employer pays the child allowance. If the second employer pays the child allowance, the Child Allowance infotype (0118) must be deleted for each child in the month of the change for each period in which the employee was employed by the first (the previous) employer.

Effects on Existing Data

The Definition of Child Allowance (0119) and Child Allowance D (0232) infotypes are neither converted nor delimited. Apart from in a few exceptional cases, the existing data for the Child Allowance infotype (0118) is not changed. Delimitation and deletion of the Child Allowance infotype (0118) may only be necessary during a month if the legal person also changes within a month. For more information, see the documentation on conversion report RPU_UPDATE_IT118_46C.

The entitlement to child allowance was previously maintained indirectly using the Reason field in the Child Allowance infotype (0118). The key for the reason was stored in the Reason field. These keys could be stored in table T588 (Family Characteristics ) under the country modifier 01 and the characteristic type 7. It was also necessary to assign an internal key to each of these reasons. This internal key defined the entitlement to child allowance. The internal key 0 corresponded to no entitlement, 1 corresponded to a counted child, and 2 corresponds to a child. The entitlement and reason have now been separated and are stored directly in the Child Allowance infotype (0118). The internal keys assigned to the reasons must now be converted to the new Entitlement field.

Effects on Data Transfer

Report RPU_UPDATE_IT118_46C converts the internal keys to the Entitlement field in the Child Allowance infotype (0118). This report must be run immediately after the upgrade to Release 4.6C.

The check report RPLKGPD0PBS calculates the child allowance amount using the new functions and based on the converted data. This amount is compared to the amount stored in the Child Allowance D infotype (0232). If the amounts differ, an error message is displayed. The check report basically checks whether the amount stored in the Child Allowance D infotype (0232) matched the determination reasons stored in the Child Allowance infotype (0118) before the upgrade.

Process schema for modification of child allowance functions for an upgrade to Release 4.6C:

The following steps must be carried out immediately before the upgrade. In any case, they must be carried out before master data maintenance and, in particular, before the payroll run.

1. Start report RPU_UPDATE_IT118_46C for the data conversion. If this report is run without errors for all persons, a corresponding flag (KGU) is set in the Log of Technical Conversions table (T5D8R). If this flag is not set, the Child Allowance infotype (0118) can only be displayed in master data maintenance.
1. Start check report RPLKGPD0PBS.
2. If necessary, modify the cases identified by the check report as containing errors manually.

Effects on Customizing

1. The automatic default functions have been modified and enhanced for the Child Allowance infotype (0118). You can modify the return value of feature KG118, which controls the automatic defaults, in the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Personnel Administration -> Child Allowance -> Set Up Automatic Default Settings .
2. If you want to use the special child allowance rule for challenged adult dependants, you must copy the entry for constant OKKGH in table T511P (Payroll Constants (Intl) ) to your live client.
3. In the standard schema, function DOKIG for the calculation of child allowance using data in the Child Allowance infotype has now been included in subschema DONT (Net Part Germany (SI, Tax, Guaranteed Net Amount)). If you use your own subschema, include the call for the calculation of the child allowance at the end of your schema before DSTB is called.
DONT:
...
DOZV ERHB Increase amount (supplementary pension)
DOKIG Calculation of child allowance
COPY DSTB Calculation of tax
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See also

1. For information on the changed infotype and the new maintenance interface, see the SAP Library under Human Resources -> Payroll -> Payroll Germany -> Calculation of Child Allowance.
2. For information on setting up the child allowance functions, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) under Personnel Management -> Personnel Administration -> Payroll Data -> Child Allowance and Payroll -> Payroll Germany -> Industries -> Public Sector -> Child Allowance.
3. For information on the data conversion, see the documentation for the conversion report RPU_UPDATE_IT118_46C.
4. For information on checking the consistency of child allowance data after the upgrade, see the documentation for check report RPLKGD0PBS.
5. For information on setting the conversion flag in the Log of Technical Conversions table (T5D8R), see the documentation for report RPU_UPDATE_T5D8R.