SAP Travel Management
(TRV) can be used:
In combination with
SAP
Payroll Accounting
(HR) and
SAP
Accounting
(AC)
In combination with HR and separate from AC
In combination with AC and separate from HR
Separate from HR and AC
Depending on the configuration, Support Packages (SP) and HR Support Packages (HR SP) have to be imported into the respective systems.
Advantages:
No need for distribution of:
HR master data
Travel expense results to Payroll
CO receivers
Validation of CO receivers is carried out locally
Synchronous posting of travel expense results to Accounting
Disadvantages:
Human Resources, Accounting, and Travel Management have to have the same release status
Lack of flexibility
Possible capacity problems
Advantages:
No distribution of travel expense results for Payroll
Travel Management and Accounting can have a different release status
Existing accounting systems can be connected
Disadvantages:
Remote validation of CO receivers in Accounting via ALE
CO receivers have to be replicated in the Travel Management System to provide a correct input help for CO receivers
To create person-related vendors automatically, the HR master data (infotypes 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0006, 0009, 0017, 0105) has to be replicated in the Accounting system via ALE.
Asynchronous posting of travel expense results to Accounting via ALE. To ensure successful posting to the Accounting system in this case, the posting run must be validated before it is sent .
Advantages:
No distribution of CO receivers is required
CO receivers are validated locally
Payroll Accounting and Travel Management can have a different release status
Synchronous posting of travel expense results to Accounting. In this case incorrect documents in a posting run can be rejected.
Disadvantages:
HR master data (infotypes 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0006, 0009, 0017, 0105) has to be replicated via ALE
Travel expense results for Payroll have to be replicated via ALE
Both the Support Packages and the HR Support Packages have to be imported into the Travel Management and or Accounting Systems.
Advantages:
Payroll Accounting, Travel Management, and Accounting can all have a different release status
Maximum flexibility
Existing Accounting and HR systems can be connected
Disadvantages:
HR master data (infotypes 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0006, 0009, 0017, 0105) has to be replicated in the Travel Management system via ALE
To create person-related vendor master records in Accounting automatically, the HR master data (infotypes 0000, 0001, 0002, 0003, 0006, 0009, 0017, 0105) has to be replicated in the Accounting system via ALE.
Travel expense results for Payroll have to be replicated via ALE
Remote validation of CO receivers
CO receivers have to be replicated in the Travel Management System to provide a correct input help for CO receivers
Asynchronous posting of travel expense results to Accounting via ALE. To ensure successful posting to the Accounting system in this case, the posting run must be validated before it is sent .
See also:
Criteria for Selecting a System Infrastructure
For more information on configuring ALE scenarios, see, for example the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Basis under