Time Allocations 

Definition

A resource's time descriptions consists of individual attendance and absence types. The total of these attendances and absences results in the time-related availability of a resource.

You create types of attendances and absences for WFD Server, the time allocations. Each individual time allocation can be of a particular type, such as WORK for working time, ILL for illness, and so on.

Each time specification type can be assigned the attribute available or unavailable and a priority.

Example: You assign the number range –100 to 100. An absence such as lunch break is assigned the lowest priority (-100), since it can be interrupted or moved at any time. The absence illness is assigned the highest priority (100), since it cannot be interrupted or moved.

The system calculates the time-related availability of a resource from the total of all time allocations (for example, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 – 18:00, Friday 8:00 – 14:00).

Use

The system requires the availability of each resource to be able to schedule resources. WFD Server compares the availability with the time-related requirements of a requirement.

Integration

A resource's time information can be transferred from mySAP ERP HCM. You can specify:

·        How infotypes and subtypes are mapped to the time allocation types in WFD Server

·        How the work schedule (working times and breaks) is mapped to the time allocations

If you do not use mySAP ERP HCM, you can enter time information for the business partner directly in the application.