The
Infotype
category is one of four categories used to classify a selection rule according to the type of selection.
You use a selection rule in the
Infotype
category to select periods if
A record exists for the employee for the specified infotype or subtype ( infotype existence )
Specific fields in an infotype or subtype contain the required values ( infotype content )
Example
Periods when the employee takes unpaid leave should not be included in evaluations for the company pension.
Unpaid absences are saved in the SAP System in the corresponding subtype of the
Absence
infotype (2001). You create a selection rule and choose the
Infotype Existence
entry in the
Infotype
category. Enter
2001
as the infotype (Absences); enter the identifier for the absence type as the subtype.
Infotype existence
The SAP System generates a period as soon as a record exists for the specified infotype or subtype. The validity periods for the individual infotype records are used as the time intervals.
A exception is the
Time Specifications/Employment Period
infotype (0552). Depending on how the time specification type has been defined, you receive either a period, a weighted period, or a
date-based duration . This is dependent on which
imputation
you have chosen for the
period
or
key date
specification. For more information, see Customizing for
Personnel Administration
under
Evaluation Bases → Calculation of Employment Period → Time Specifications/Employment Period → Define Time Specification Types.
Example
You want to impute the time specification
Previous Employment Period
in the
Time Specifications/Employment Period
at a rate of one third. To do this, you define a time specification type for the
Previous Employment Periods
time specification type. This time specification type requires the input of a
period
and the imputation of a
factor with numerator and denominator
.
When you create a record with the
Previous Employment Period
subtype, fields for the input of a numerator/denominator combination are shown. You enter
1
as the numerator and
3
as the denominator so that the SAP System imputes the individual time specifications at a third.
Returned Time Interval for the Time Specification/Employment Periods Based on the Definition of the Time Specification Type
Imputation |
Period |
Key date |
Duration in years, months, days |
Date-based duration |
Date-based duration |
Percentage rate |
Weighted period |
(combination not possible) |
Factor with numerator and denominator |
Weighted period |
(combination not possible) |
No additional specification |
Period |
(combination not possible) |
If you create a selection rule in the
Infotype
category, we recommend that you work through the sequence of steps in Customizing for
Personnel Administration
under
Evaluation Bases → Calculation of Employment Period → Valuation model → Selection Rule.
You can only select infotypes in the
Infotype
field that are permitted for the selection rules in the
Infotype
category. You perform this step in
Check Permitted Infotypes for Selection Rule.
Caution
You cannot delete the standard infotypes in this step. To deactivate the permissibility of an infotype, delete the
Permissibility
indicator.
Infotype contents
For this definition, the SAP System generates a period if particular fields in an infotype or subtype contain the required values for an employee.
A selection condition is required so that the SAP System can query the values of particular infotype fields. If the required value exists, a time interval is generated from the validity period for each infotype record. For more information, see Customizing for
Personnel Administration
under
Evaluation Bases → Calculation of Employment Period → Valuation Model → Selection Rule → Define Selection Conditions for Infotypes.
We recommend that you work through the steps in the
Selection Rule
section in the defined sequence.