Availability Infotype (2004) (SAP Library

Availability Infotype (2004)

Definition

You can use the Availability infotype (2004) to enter different types of work availability duties. A typical availability type is on-call duty.

Note

In the R/3 Human Resources (HR) component, an availability is work performed outside of an employee’s planned working time. When you create an availability, the system does not overwrite the employee’s work schedule.

Availability types are subtypes of the Availability infotype (2004). The standard R/3 System includes the following availability types:

Subtype 01: On-call duty
Subtype 02: On-call duty <=10%
Subtype 03: On-call duty <=25%
Subtype 04: On-call duty <=40%
Subtype 05: On-call duty <=49%

Use

Availability Types
Availability Based On Fixed Times

Use this type of availability for employees who are to be available during a specify time interval or within a certain period of their planned working time.

Example

You want to create the following availability:

Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Specify the availability time as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the desired date.
Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Create a data record with a time interval from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Monday and Tuesday.
Monday 8:00 a.m. to Tuesday 4:00 p.m., continuous
Create a data record for the desired period from Monday through Tuesday. To do so, you must define start and end times.
The data record starts Monday at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Availability Based on a Daily Work Schedule

Use this availability type for planned working times or availability times stipulated in the daily work schedule. Unlike Availability Based on Fixed Times, these times may overlap those specified in the employee’s work schedule. In this way, you can enter an availability that is valid during an employee’s normal working time.

For this availability type, you can only use the daily work schedules that you have defined as permitted in the corresponding Customizing steps in the Implementation Guide (IMG).

Availability Based on a Work Schedule Rule

Unlike the Availability Based on a Daily Work Schedule, you use this availability type if you want to take into account the work cycle specified in the period work schedule. The times of this availability type may also overlap the work schedule.

For this availability type, you can only use the daily work schedules that you have defined as permitted in the corresponding Customizing steps in the Implementation Guide (IMG).

Payment Data

There are two ways of entering a different payment resulting from an availability in the system:

Availability type

Availability types are subtypes of these infotypes. The availability types can be queried and valuated in R/3 Payroll.

Different payment

1Choose Goto ® Different payment to enter additional information for a different payment for the availability.

Assign a premium
Re-define a payment by assigning a pay scale group and level
Control payment by entering a different position
Add or deduct a specific amount using the Extra pay indicator and the Valuation basis.

Integration of Data with Other R/3 Components

You can use this infotype to transfer data on costs and work performed to R/3 Accounting and R/3 Logistics.