Create Travel Plan 

Technical Data

Runtime Technology	Java / Web Dynpro
Technical Name of iView	com.sap.pct.erp.ess.planning
Technical Name of Web Dynpro Application	sap.com/ess~tra~trp/Planning
Service Key	EMPLOYEE_TRAVEL_PLANNING05
Available as of	SAP EP 6.0
Data Source	SAP ECC 5.0
Software Component	EA-HR
Support	FI-TV-PL

 

Prerequisites

To be able to include maps and images in the search function for airports, rental car locations, and hotels in Travel Planning, you need to install the Internet Graphics Server (IGS). The IGS is part of Web AS 6.40. The software can be downloaded from SAP Service Marketplace. You then need to make two settings in the Travel Management IMG: 

●      Set up an RFC destination for access to a geodatabase. A geodatabase supplies the geographic coordinates of locations. This information is required to convert addresses entered by customers into geographic coordinates, such as with the functions Search in the Vicinity of Address and Airport Search. You set up the connection to a geodatabase in Customizing for Travel Management under Employee Self-Services ® Geocoding ® Set Up RFC Connection for Access to Geodatabase.

●      Maps and images can be obtained from an external content provider. You set up the connection to this content provider in Customizing for Travel Management. You can find this activity under Employee Self-Services ® Interface Modifications for Travel Management in the Web Dynpro Interface ® Define Access Parameters for External Content Providers.

Integration

If you have integrated Travel Planning and Travel Expenses, data can be transferred from the travel plan to the travel expense report.

If you are using the SAP workflow, travel plans can be approved.

Data from the travel request is not transferred to a travel plan as is the case in the SAP ERP system. 

Features

Employees can use this service to book travel services such as trains, flights, rental cars, and hotels. For rail tickets, you can use the interface to the Deutsche Bahn Corporate Portal (BIBE) and the NVS access through Amadeus.

Employees can use the following new functions when booking services:

o        Airport and hotel search functions display maps, references to sights and points of interest, and logos of rental car companies and airlines.

o        Hotel selection is supported by photos and detailed information on hotel facilities and services.

For more information on travel planning in the SAP system, see the SAP Library under Travel Management ® Travel Planning.

Optional Settings

Additional URL Parameters

Parameters	Description	Required
sap.xss.tra.TripNo=00000001	Number of the trip to be entered	No
sap.xss.tra.DateBeg=2005-03-31	Starting date of new trip (YYYY-MM-DD)	No
sap.xss.tra.SourcePersNo=0002222	Personnel number from which the expense report is to be copied	No
sap.xss.tra.Mode=Copy	The new expense report is to be copied from a trip specified through sap.xss.tra.TripNo	No
sap.xss.tra.ExitService=EMPLOYEE_TRAVEL_ALLMYTRIPS	Name of the service to be navigated to after leaving this service with Exit	No