Time Transfer Specifications Infotype (2012) (SAP Library

Time Transfer Specifications Infotype (2012)

Definition

Time transfers allow you to make changes to the time balances that have been calculated in time evaluation. This means that in exceptional cases you can change the results of time evaluation online.

Example

An employee has a flextime credit of five hours. These should be transferred to the compensation time account.
Three hours should be transferred from the employee’s absence quota to his or her flextime balance.
An employee’s flextime balance should be reduced by five hours.

Use

The time transfer types that you can use are defined in the Customizing system.

You can select a time transfer type, to define whether the specified number of hours:

Is posted to a wage type

Example

If the flextime balance contains more than 5 hours, the excess hours should be remunerated.

Sets a time type (for example, the flextime balance) to a fixed value, that is, the time balance of a time type is set to the specified number of hours.

The balances formed in time evaluation are updated in the time types.

Example

The flextime balance is set to a fixed value of ten hours. The employee should be remunerated for any excess hours.

Is posted to one or several time types, that is, increases or reduces the time balance of a time type.

Example

The accumulated compensation time is transferred to the flextime balance. The flextime balance is increased or reduced by the specified number of hours.

Is posted to an absence quota

The name of the time transfer type usually indicates the nature of the changes made.

Note

Time transfer specifications are always made with reference to a specific validity date. If you specify a validity period, the system carries out a time transfer on each day of the period.