HR Implementation

[Former Member]

How is HR module different from other modules, in the context of ABAP...say User-exits, IDocs, RFCs...etc..

-Naveen.

[RichHeilman]

The main difference is the extensive use of logical databases and cluster tables.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Another difference is the use of buffers, the organizational management structure is stored in a buffer.

Espescially during development this can cause problems.

another difference is the usage of time constraints in infotypes, you'll have to understand how these work.

Kind regards, Rob Dielemans

[Former Member]

Hi,

There is extensive usage of LDB ( Logiacl data Bases)

Macros,Cluster Tables, Infotypes, records in Hr are date oriented every record will have begin date BEGDA and Enddate ENDDA.

Cluster Table are mainly used in Payroll, Time Management, Travel.

Regards,

Irfan

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[Former Member]

Hi,

HR ABAP is slightly different from the application of ABAP in other applications. As Rich said usage of cluster tables and LDBs form the central focus of all. Apart from this there are specialized functions like MACROS, FEATURES, SCHEMAS, HRFORMS are found in HR. To understand the tehcnical applications in HR you`ll have to be good at usage of LDB Applications, ABAP Objects and INFOTYPES.

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Regards

[suresh_datti]

Pl check this <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/4f/d5275f575e11d189270000e8322f96/frameset.htm">SAP Help</a>

~Suresh

[Former Member]

Hi Naveen,

Apart from all the difference the main thing you have to consider while coding is that two main fields in HR ABAP is PERNR and Date(BEGDA AND ENDDA).Based on the date(BEGDA AND ENDDA) even an employee's NAME itself can be changed.The whole career of the employee is based on the date((BEGDA AND ENDDA)like he might be a trainee at one point of time after that he might be promoted and it would continue upto his retirement).More care should be taken for Date while writing the code.