Shift Group (Infotype 1039)
Definition
The Shift Group infotype (1039) is only used for organizational units and is required if you want to implement the SAP Shift Planning component.
This infotype enables you to assign a shift group to an organizational unit.
A shift group consists of a collection of separate shifts. For example, a shift group could contain the following three shifts:
Shift Description |
Working Hours |
Early shift |
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
Afternoon shift |
2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. |
Night shift |
10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. |
Shift groups are user-defined, that is, the content of a shift group — the number of shifts and the working hours — varies from shift group to shift group. The shift groups themselves are defined in the SAP Shift Planning component.
Use
By assigning a shift group to an organizational unit, you determine the shifts to be worked in a specific organizational unit. The characteristics of a shift group, such as the requirements type, are also attributed to the organizational units.
The system uses this information to check if the shift groups created contain:
for each organizational unit being edited.
An organizational unit can only be assigned to one shift group. A specific shift group, however, can be assigned to several different organizational units.
You assign shift groups in the SAP Shift Planning component.
For more details on creating shift plans, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Shift Planning.