Time Recording Scenarios and User Interfaces for the Cross-Application Time Sheet (SAP CATS) 

If you consider the process of recording working times on an abstract level, you can identify the following scenarios. Both scenarios can be depicted using any of the independent user interfaces of the Time Sheet. However, the different user interfaces may be not be equally suited to the different scenarios.

Scenario 1: Distribution of Working Time for One Day

Within one data entry period, you record a certain number of working hours that you want to distribute between different working time attributes (for example, internal orders or statistical key figures) for each day. In other words, you record your working times primarily for fractions of days.

Depending on additional factors, we recommend CATS classic, CATS regular, or CATS notebook for this scenario.

For more information, see Example: Recording for Fractions of Days..

Scenario 2: Recording for Whole Days

Within one data entry period, you record working times for different receiver objects, for example, customer orders for which you also enter additional information (for example, overtime or kilometers driven). Whereas the additional information varies, the basic data (the task type and receiver) is normally valid for more than one day (see Task Type, Task Component, and Task Level). In other words, you record your working times primarily for whole days.

We recommend CATS for service providers for this scenario.

For more information, see: Example: Recording for Whole Days.