SAP ERP HCM: Technical Principles and Programming

Dirk Liepold has been working with SAP products, experiencing the evolution of SAP, and supporting numerous European, U.S., and global SAP implementations since 1988. He is an SAP ERP HCM subject matter expert performing in such capacities as solution architect and project manager. Dirk began his career as an SAP developer and functional consultant at the German SAP consulting firm ABS-Team GmbH before joining PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the U.S. as a senior consultant and, later, director of the SAP HR Center of Excellence. He founded the SAP ERP HCM consulting firm RowSix, LLC before joining Kivala-HR as a senior executive to lead its North American SAP ERP HCM consulting practice.|Steve Ritter has worked with HR information systems for over 20 years and is currently a managing partner of Sage Consulting, LLC, an SAP software solutions and technology partner that provides business consulting services and add-on solutions for the HCM application. Since 1996, he has been exclusively engaged in numerous SAP ERP HCM projects, serving in both technical and functional leadership positions. Currently, his primary focus is assisting clients with the implementation of the latest SAP web-enabled technologies.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to SAP ERP HCM
Developer's Responsibilities
Core Components
Other Components
Summary
Functional Overview for Developers
Personnel Administration
Organizational Management
Time Management
Payroll
Talent Management
Self-Service Applications
Summary
Data Structures
Personnel Administration
Organizational Management
Time Management
Other Tables
Summary
Reading and Processing HR Data
Logical Databases
Access without Logical Databases
Summary
Custom Enhancements
Customer Exits
BAdIs
Enhancement Points
Modifications
Summary
Enhancing Applications Using SAP Tools
Personnel Administration
Organizational Management
Time Management
Payroll Calculation and Time Evaluation
Summary
HCM Reporting Tools
Table Utilities
InfoSets
QuickViewer
InfoSet Query
SAP Query
Human Resources Information System
HCM Payroll Reporting
HCM System Audit Reporting
Summary
Developing Custom Reports
Employee Master Data
Organizational Management Data
Payroll Data
Time Management Data
ABAP List Viewer Reporting
Summary
HR Forms Workplace
HR MetaData Workplace
HR Forms Workplace
Using SAP Form Builder
Integration with Payroll
Integration with ESS
HR Forms Enhancements
Summary
HCM Interface Tools
SAP Business Objects
HCM Maintain Master Data
Interface Toolbox
Application Link Enabling
XML Data Interchange
Summary
HCM Data Conversion
Data Transfer Methods
Batch Data Communication
Legacy System Migration Workbench
Techniques for HCM Data Conversion
Summary
Authorizations
Authorization Objects and Authorization Fields
Structural Authorization
Authorization Enhancements
Adding Authorization Checks to Custom Reports
Troubleshooting Authorization Issues
Summary
HCM Performance Programming
HCM Performance Programs
Custom ABAP Development
Summary
ESS and MSS Applications
HCM Self-Service Applications
Enhancement Packages
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
Employee Self-Service (WDA)
Manager Self-Service (WDA)
Internet Communication Manager
SAP Fiori UX
Summary
HR Renewal
HR Renewal Overview
Introduction to Floorplan Manager
HCM Processes and Forms Using Floorplan Manager
Personnel and Organization
Payroll Control Center
Summary
SuccessFactors Integration
Deployment Options
Integration Add-On for SAP ERP HCM and SuccessFactors HCM Suite
SAP NetWeaver iFlows and Rapid-Deployment Solutions
Summary
SAP HANA and SAP ERP HCM
Introduction to SAP HANA
SAP HANA Implications for SAP HCM ABAP Developers
SAP HANA Innovations for HCM
Summary
Appendices
User Exits, BAdIs, and Enhancements
The Authors
Index