SAP HCM (Human Capital Management) is a module used to manage employee-related processes like personnel administration, payroll, time management, and organizational structure.
Infotypes are logical units used to store employee data.
Examples:
PA manages employee master data such as personal details, job roles, salary, and employment records.
OM defines the company structure, including departments, positions, reporting hierarchy, and relationships.
PERNR is a unique number assigned to each employee to track their data across SAP HCM modules.
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PA: Employee-specific data
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OM: Organizational structure
👉 PA focuses on people, OM focuses on hierarchy.
SAP Payroll calculates employee salaries, deductions, taxes, and net pay based on company rules and legal requirements.
Time Management tracks attendance, leaves, work schedules, and overtime for employees.
Wage types are payroll elements used to define payments and deductions like salary, bonus, tax, etc.
A schema defines the structure and sequence of payroll calculations in SAP.
Payroll Area groups employees and defines payroll processing frequency (monthly, weekly, etc.).
Time Evaluation calculates employee working hours, overtime, and leave balances based on attendance data.
An Organizational Unit represents a department or division in a company.
A Position is a specific role assigned to an employee (e.g., HR Manager).
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Employee Group: Broad category (Employee, Intern)
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Employee Subgroup: Detailed classification (Full-time, Part-time)
Personnel Area represents a company location or branch.
A Feature is a decision tool used to assign default values based on conditions (like employee group or country).
Matchcode W helps search employee data using different criteria like name or personnel number.
Infotype 0008 is used to store employee basic pay details.
It recalculates payroll for past periods when employee data changes.
Payroll results are stored in cluster tables like PCL2.
BSI (Business Software Inc.) is used for US payroll tax calculations.
It controls access to employee data based on roles and permissions.
Integration ensures employee data (PA) aligns with organizational structure (OM).
