SAP CATS

Smooth out the bumps in your employee tracking and project monitoring processes with this resource on SAP Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS)! Explore the different core functions of CATS, such as approval and transfer processes. Then learn how to configure CATS to make it unique to your business requirements, like time entry approval. Whether you need to get data set up in your CATS system, manage employees activities, or add enhanced functionality, this is the book you need.

Highlights:

Master data
Time entry
Approval and rejection
Workflow
Integration with SAP components
Reporting
HR-enabled CATS
User exits and BAdIs
Employee and Manager Self-Services
SAP Fiori
Enhancement packs
ABAP development

Acknowledgments 17



1. Introduction 21



1. 1 What This Book Discusses 21

1. 2 Introduction to the Cross-Application Time Sheet 22

1. 3 Brief Technical Overview 26

1. 4 Integration Overview 27

1. 5 System Enhancements 29

1. 6 Summary 30



PART I CATS Functional Processes



2. Master Data Foundations for CATS Processes 33



2. 1 Master Data for Human Resources 34

2. 2 Master Data for Finance and Controlling 53

2. 3 Master Data for Plant Maintenance and for Customer Service 71

2. 4 Master Data for Materials Management (External Services) 80

2. 5 Master Data for SAP Project System 90

2. 5. 4 CATS and Project System Transfer 97

2. 6 Summary 98



3. Time Entry 99



3. 1 Individual Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System . . . 100

3. 2 Mass Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System . . . 106

3. 3 Individual Time Registration through the Portal (Frontend) 109

3. 4 Mobile Time Registration 111

3. 5 Summary 117



4. Time Entry Release Process 119



4. 1 Activating the Release Process 119

4. 2 On Premise (Backend) Release Process 121

4. 3 Web Interface Release Process 123

4. 4 Summary 127



5. Approval Process 129



5. 1 Approval from the On Premise Side (Backend System) 129

5. 2 Approval from the Online Side (Frontend System) 135

5. 3 Summary 146



6. Transferring Time Entries 147



6. 1 Configuration 147

6. 2 Standalone Transfer into Individual SAP Components 150

6. 3 Mass Transfer Program 157

6. 4 Scheduling a Batch 159

6. 5 Reorganizing Interface Tables 160

6. 6 Reporting 162

6. 7 Summary 166



7. Enabling Workflow 167



7. 1 Introduction to Standard Workflow 168

7. 2 Basic Configuration 169

7. 3 Configuring a Standard Workflow in an SAP ERP HCM Process . . . 172

7. 4 Notifications 180

7. 5 Configuring a Substitution Rule 182

7. 6 Troubleshooting 185

7. 7 Summary 189



8. Authorizations 191



8. 1 Authorization Groups 192

8. 2 Restricting Access to a Determined Data Entry Profile and/or for Personnel . . . 194

8. 3 Authorization for Reporting in CATS 196

8. 4 System Authorizations for Working with CATS Regular Version . . . 196

8. 5 Summary 197



9. Reporting 199



9. 1 Frontend Reporting 199

9. 2 Backend Reporting 204

9. 3 General Reporting 208

9. 4 Reorganizing the Time Sheet 211

9. 5 User-Linking to Employees 212

9. 6 Reporting in Common SAP Components 215

9. 7 Auditing the Process and the Master Data 216

9. 8 Summary 231



PART II CATS Configuration



10. Configuring the Cross-Application Time Sheet 235



10. 1 Customizing the CATS Data Entry Profiles 237

10. 2 Customizing the CATS Fields 254

10. 3 Customizing CATS for Web-Enabling 257

10. 4 Additional CATS Customizing 263

10. 5 Recording Working Time through SAP Fiori 269

10. 6 Summary 284



11. Additional Functionality for SAP ERP HCM Users 285



11. 1 SAP ERP HCM Integration Configuration Steps 286

11. 2 HR-Enabled CATS Technical Requirements 293

11. 3 Troubleshooting 296

11. 4 Summary 296



12 CATS Approval Configuration 297



12. 1 Customizing the Approval Determination Logic 298

12. 2 Customizing the Approval User Interfaces 306

12. 3 Summary 311



13 CATS Performance and Support Tools 313



13. 1 CATS Performance 313

13. 2 Support Tools 321

13. 3 Summary 325



14 Actual Labor Costing 327



14. 1 Options for Calculating Labor Costs 327

14. 2 Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation 330

14. 3 Select the Right Costing Variant 347

14. 4 Summary 348



PART III CATS Enhancements



15 Deploying User Exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS 353



15. 1 Enhancements for the Time Entry Process 354

15. 2 CATS Enhancements for Concurrent Employment 373

15. 3 Enhancements for CATS for Service Providers 375

15. 4 Enhancements for CATS Regular WDA 378

15. 5 Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements 386

15. 6 Summary 394



16 Importing and Extracting CATS Data 395

16. 1 Introduction to BAPIs 396

16. 2 Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object 398

16. 3 Techniques for Building a Time Interface 404

16. 4 Tools for Extracting CATS Data 411

16. 5 Summary 413



17 Enhancing the CATS Web Dynpro ABAP Applications 415



17. 1 Floor Plan Manager 416

17. 2 Customizing the User Interface 417

17. 3 Application Configuration 418

17. 4 Component Configuration 424

17. 5 Enhancement Implementations 426

17. 6 Summary 430



Appendices 431



A. Further Resources 433



A. 1 Useful Reference Material 433

A. 2 Commonly Used Transactions 434

A. 3 SAP Reference Documentation on SAP Fiori 436

A. 4 Further Enhancements via Enabling Enhancement Packages 438



B. Frequently Asked Questions 443



C. The Authors 449



Index 451