Connecting Time Recording Systems Using Sequential Files (SAP Library

Connecting Time Recording Systems Using Sequential Files

Use

Communication between the SAP Human Resources and an external application can also take place úsing sequential files. If you work with sequential files, however, you do not have an officially certified interface to the time recording systems for use.

Caution

In this case, neither SAP nor the manufacturers of the time recording system are responsible for data security.

Features

Downloading HR Mini-Master Records Using Sequential Files

Use the Download Mini-Masters to Sequential Files (RPTEDO00) report to generate a sequential file. The report reads the master data of selected employees and writes the mini-master records to a sequential file. The structure of the mini-master records is defined by the dictionary structure DWN01 .

Note

If you want the RPTEDO00 report to issue a log, you need to have authorization to display the Organizational Assignment infotype (0001).

Uploading Time Events Using Sequential Files

Use the Upload Time Events from Sequential Files (RPT E UP10) report to carry out the upload. The report reads the records in a sequential file and interprets them as time events. The format of the records is defined in an internal structure in the report containing the following fields:

Uploading Time Events Using Sequential Files

Field Name	Type	Length	Description	Comments
PERNR	CHAR	8	Personnel number	Numbers only
ZAUSW	CHAR	8	Time recording ID number	Numbers only
LDATE	CHAR	8	Date	YYMMDD (four digits for year, two digits for month and day without separator)
LTIME	CHAR	6	Time	Hours, minutes, seconds - two digits each without separator
ERDAT	CHAR	8	Recording date	YYMMDD (four digits for year, two digits for month and day without separator)
ERTIM	CHAR	6	Recording time	Hours, minutes, seconds - two digits each without separator
SATZA	CHAR	3	Time event type
TERID	CHAR	4	Terminal ID
ABWGR	CHAR	4	Attendance/absence reason
OTYPE	CHAR	2	Object type
PLANS	CHAR	8	Object	Numbers only
USRUP	CHAR	20	User fields

The time events are written to table CC1TEV, just as when they are uploaded using the standardized interface. The report parameter Upload must be activated.

If the report parameter Update is active, a function module is called up to process the time events

Time events with errors are processed and stored in the Time Management Pool in the same way as when they are uploaded via the Communication Channel 1 (CC1)