This infotype is used to record employee time data when the 'Time Management' module is not implemented.

However, if the module is implemented, absences linked to conventional forms of cover (maternity protection, accident at work or illness) are entered in this infotype.

Each day's activity or absence recorded in this infotype is sent to ZADIG (ADP) in the form of an attendance record specifying the reason for absence/attendance or, where applicable, the number of hours of absence/attendance and the number of hours worked.

If several instances of attendance or absence are to be entered for one day, SAP-HR will then provide several attendance records.

The infotype may be entered manually by the user or via batch input.

It is possible to enter a record over a period of several days, weeks or months (in addition to the normal attendance period). The records for the processed attendance period will be exported when the file is converted by the interface toolbox (FREE_FORMAT_409 block).

The 'incident code' entered in the access screen is checked by the system.

The infotype is then updated by the 'Batch input for infotype 0436' program (RPB435FI).

• It is the HR interface toolbox PU12 (interface format and file conversion) which interprets the data recorded in the infotype and converts this data to the ADP file recording format.