Developing an Infotype in Personnel Administration (SAP Library - Developing an Infotype in Personnel Administration)

Developing an Infotype in Personnel Administration

This section provides you with an overview of infotype development for Personnel Administration. It covers the following issues:

How are HR infotypes structured?

How do you create your own infotypes?

How do you modify infotypes included with the standard system?

How do you supplement infotypes for fast data entry?

How do you adapt the interfaces within Personnel Administration?

In order to gain the most from this section, you are required to have prior knowledge of programming with ABAP and be acquainted with the ABAP Screen Painter and Data Dictionary.

The Infotype Concept within Personnel Administration

Definition of an Infotype within the Data Dictionary

Structure and Task of Structure PSnnnn

Structure and Task of Tables PAnnnn and PBnnnn

Structure and Task of Structure Pnnnn

Additional Structures for Screen Fields

Module Pool for an Infotype

Screens for an Infotype

Initial Screen

Single Screen

List Screen

Infotype Screen Control

Infotype Interface Status

Dialog Module for an Infotype

Characteristics of an Infotype

Infotype Text Modules

Guideline on Creating an Infotype

Creating an Infotype

Implementing Infotype-Specific Functions

Enhancing an Infotype Included in the SAP Standard System

Modifying an Infotype Included in the Standard System

Infotype Enhancement for Fast Data Entry

Infotype Enhancement for Fast Entry of Master Data

Infotype Enhancement for Fast Entry of Action Data

Adapting Interfaces within Personnel Administration