Process Step

Definition

The process step is part of a calculation process for employment period calculation and contains a valuation model .

Use

Note Note

The calculation processes for the employment period calculation are defined by SAP. If you use a standard calculation process, it is not usually necessary to make additional Customizing settings for the process steps. You only need to define process steps if you create a new calculation process in your customer developments.

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Each calculation process can contain one or more process steps. The number of process steps is defined by the calculation process. Usually, only one process step is required for a calculation process. Several process steps are necessary if, for example, different statutory or collective agreement regulations exist and a comparison calculation must take place.

If a calculation process contains more than one process step, a function module for the additional logic must also be assigned to this calculation process. This function module creates the link between the individual process steps and thus determines the sequence of the calculations.

Example Example

The period of employment should be calculated according to both old and new laws. The SAP System should use the result that is more favorable to the employee. Two process steps are required for this: a process step for the old law and a process step for the new law. The more favorable result is determined with the function module for additional logic.

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Structure

The following graphic shows how the process step is positioned between the calculation process and the valuation model. If a calculation process does not contain a process step, the valuation model is assigned directly to the calculation process.

For more information on process steps for SAP calculation processes, see Customizing for Personnel Administration under Start of the navigation path Evaluation Bases Next navigation step Calculation of Employment Period Calculation Process Define Process Step. End of the navigation path Like calculation processes, the process steps are country-dependent.

You cannot change the assignment of process steps to SAP calculation processes. However, you can assign the required process steps to your own calculation processes.

Note Note

If you use four or more process steps in a calculation process, you can override a maximum of three process steps with a different valuation model in the Calculation of Employment Period infotype (0553).

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Integration

Each process step contains a valuation model. You assign the valuation model in Customizing for Personnel Administration under Start of the navigation path Evaluation Bases Next navigation step Employment Period Calculation Calculation Process Assign Valuation Model and Rounding Rule to Process Step. End of the navigation path Here, you can also define the dependency on the employee's organizational assignment for the valuation model using feature SENOR.