SAP CATS

Manuel Gallardo is a former SAP platinum consultant and has been working on SAP ERP HCM implementations since 1994. He is the director of HCM consulting at /N SPRO and serves as a content advisor for HR Expert. With expertise in SAP ERP HCM enterprise architecture, time management, and SuccessFactors Employee Central, Manuel frequently speaks at domestic and international conferences. Martin Gillet, an SAP-certified HR consultant (ECC 6.0, SAP R/3 Enterprise, and 4.0B), works as a freelancer on international projects. He graduated with honors in Human Resources Management from the Belgian Haute Ecole Namuroise Catholique and has worked with SAP R/3 in the chemical, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, banking, public sector, and oil industries. He has focused on SAP HR since 1998.

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
1.1 What This Book Discusses
1.2 Introduction to the Cross-Application Time Sheet
1.3 Brief Technical Overview
1.4 Integration Overview
1.5 System Enhancements
1.6 Summary
PART I CATS Functional Processes
2. Master Data Foundations for CATS Processes
2.1 Master Data for Human Resources
2.2 Master Data for Finance and Controlling
2.3 Master Data for Plant Maintenance and for Customer Service
2.4 Master Data for Materials Management (External Services)
2.5 Master Data for SAP Project System
2.5.4 CATS and Project System Transfer
2.6 Summary
3. Time Entry
3.1 Individual Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System
3.2 Mass Time Registration through the On Premise (Backend) System
3.3 Individual Time Registration through the Portal (Frontend)
3.4 Mobile Time Registration
3.5 Summary
4. Time Entry Release Process
4.1 Activating the Release Process
4.2 On Premise (Backend) Release Process
4.3 Web Interface Release Process
4.4 Summary
5. Approval Process
5.1 Approval from the On Premise Side (Backend System)
5.2 Approval from the Online Side (Frontend System)
5.3 Summary
6. Transferring Time Entries
6.1 Configuration
6.2 Standalone Transfer into Individual SAP Components
6.3 Mass Transfer Program
6.4 Scheduling a Batch
6.5 Reorganizing Interface Tables
6.6 Reporting
6.7 Summary
7. Enabling Workflow
7.1 Introduction to Standard Workflow
7.2 Basic Configuration
7.3 Configuring a Standard Workflow in an SAP ERP HCM Process
7.4 Notifications
7.5 Configuring a Substitution Rule
7.6 Troubleshooting
7.7 Summary
8. Authorizations
8.1 Authorization Groups
8.2 Restricting Access to a Determined Data Entry Profile and/or for Personnel
8.3 Authorization for Reporting in CATS
8.4 System Authorizations for Working with CATS Regular Version
8.5 Summary
9. Reporting
9.1 Frontend Reporting
9.2 Backend Reporting
9.3 General Reporting
9.4 Reorganizing the Time Sheet
9.5 User-Linking to Employees
9.6 Reporting in Common SAP Components
9.7 Auditing the Process and the Master Data
9.8 Summary
PART II CATS Configuration
10. Configuring the Cross-Application Time Sheet
10.1 Customizing the CATS Data Entry Profiles
10.2 Customizing the CATS Fields
10.3 Customizing CATS for Web-Enabling
10.4 Additional CATS Customizing
10.5 Recording Working Time through SAP Fiori
10.6 Summary
11. Additional Functionality for SAP ERP HCM Users
11.1 SAP ERP HCM Integration Configuration Steps
11.2 HR-Enabled CATS Technical Requirements
11.3 Troubleshooting
11.4 Summary
12 CATS Approval Configuration
12.1 Customizing the Approval Determination Logic
12.2 Customizing the Approval User Interfaces
12.3 Summary
13 CATS Performance and Support Tools
13.1 CATS Performance
13.2 Support Tools
13.3 Summary
14 Actual Labor Costing
14.1 Options for Calculating Labor Costs
14.2 Implementing Your Labor Rate Calculation
14.3 Select the Right Costing Variant
14.4 Summary
PART III CATS Enhancements
15 Deploying User Exits and BAdIs to Enhance CATS
15.1 Enhancements for the Time Entry Process
15.2 CATS Enhancements for Concurrent Employment
15.3 Enhancements for CATS for Service Providers
15.4 Enhancements for CATS Regular WDA
15.5 Approvals, Workflow, and Reporting Enhancements
5.6 Summary
16 Importing and Extracting CATS Data
16.1 Introduction to BAPIs
16.2 Analysis of the Time Sheet Manager Business Object
16.3 Techniques for Building a Time Interface
16.4 Tools for Extracting CATS Data
16.5 Summary
17 Enhancing the CATS Web Dynpro ABAP Applications
17.1 Floor Plan Manager
17.2 Customizing the User Interface
17.3 Application Configuration
17.4 Component Configuration
17.5 Enhancement Implementations
17.6 Summary
Appendices
Further Resources
Useful Reference Material
Commonly Used Transactions
SAP Reference Documentation on SAP Fiori
Further Enhancements via Enabling Enhancement Packages
Frequently Asked Questions
The Authors
Index