Overview of Objects Used in Employment Period Calculation
Definition
The objects used to calculate the employment period are linked in a technical context. The graphic and the following table show how the individual objects are linked.
You can check the current Customizing settings for a particular calculation process or for a particular valuation model with report RPUSEN20 (Evaluation of IMG Settings for Employment Period Calculation). This report can be found in Customizing for Personnel Administration under Evaluation Bases ® Calculation of Employment Period ® Utilities ® Display Settings for Employment Period Calculation.
Tabular Overview
Object |
Definition |
Calculation process |
The calculation process contains all functions required to calculate an employment period. |
Process step |
The process step is part of a calculation process for employment period calculation and contains a valuation model. |
Valuation model |
The valuation model defines an evaluation of selection classes |
Selection class |
The selection class is a group of selection rules that are evaluated in the same way. |
Selection rule |
The selection rule defines which employee data is selected for the employment period calculation by the SAP System. The selection rule is classified in one of four categories. |
Rounding rule |
The rounding rule defines how a period is rounded using the year, month, day, and, if necessary, decimal day. |
Conversion rule |
The conversion rule defines how individual periods and date specifications are calculated. |
Function module for additional calculation process logic |
The function module for the calculation process also includes the additional logic for the result as well as the call for the calculation module. |
Calculation of Employment Period infotype (0553) |
The Calculation of Employment Period infotype (0553) is used to monitor an employment period calculation run and to store the result. A function module for the additional calculation process logic is required for this. |