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General Information

Use

The Time Sheet is an independent SAP application which supplies other SAP applications with data on the duration, quantity, and reference object of work performed.

Features

The data you enter in the time sheet is not immediately transferred online to the target components but is first stored in the central database table for the time sheet CATSDB. This procedure has the following advantages:

You can control which data is transferred, when, and how
You do not require the usual authorizations for the target component transactions
Improved system performance

The working time attributes determine which records are transferred to which components.

You can use the following combinations for data transfer:

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If you implement Funds Management, you can enter additional information on account assignments such as funds, functional area, and grant when you:

Allocate activities in Controlling

Enter statistical key figures for Controlling

Transfer data to Human Resources and use cost assignments

Ability to track data records

Data which has been entered in the time sheet and transferred to the target components is assigned a unique document number as soon as it has been approved. The original documents stored in the time sheet database (CATSDB) and the document number, which is always copied to the target components, mean you can always track the data.

You can find out a record’s document number by accessing the cell information in the data entry view. If the Follow-on document field appears, you can display additional information.

You can also view a specific document directly using the Time Sheet Documents and Follow-On Documents report (RCATSBEL). To access the report, choose Information system ® Display single documents.

Transferring data

You can transfer data to each target component separately. This allows you to set different transfer intervals for the different components.

Ejemplo

To document work progress in SAP Logistics and obtain dynamic results, you should transfer data daily.

You should transfer data to HR immediately after it is released or approved.

The system issues a log detailing errors that occurred during transfer. Special postprocessing functions allow you to correct errors in the target component.

In addition to the component-specific transfer reports, a report for all components is available. Using this report, you transfer the data to several components in one step. You can currently use this report to transfer data to all target components except Materials Management (MM-SRV).

Reorganizing interface tables

You should regularly delete time sheet records from their respective interface tables once they have been transferred to the target components. This ensures optimal performance of the data transfer reports you use.

For more information, see: Reorganizing Interface Tables.