Why do i create a custom infotype and when

[former_member678632]

Hello All,

           I am a beginner in HR ABAP. I have started with the concept of Infotypes . On reading through the infotype ranges , there is a range from 9000 to 9999 which allows Custom infotype creation . Basically my question is when there are pre-defined infotypes , what is the actual necessity to create a custom one . I have explored the blogs , which had only steps for creating an infotype . Finally i posted this one for a better understanding

Expecting the relevant Answers.

Thanks

Hanu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Creating custom infotypes is only necessary when the standard ones do not allow you to store organization specific information.  For instance at my current client, they use custom infotypes to store useful HR related information from their previous Peoplesoft system.  Some examples of this information are pre-SAP job history, position history, salary history, etc.

Hope this helps!

[former_member678632 · Accepted solution]

Hi Scott,

          Thank you so much  for you response. So these custom infotypes are not only restricted to the Org.Specific Info , it can be any relevant details of an infotype which the standard does not allow us to store and therefore we do create a custom one for the same. Correct me if this one is wrong .

Thanks

Hanu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes, they can be for more than just org specific information.  Keep in mind, you are able to 'enhance' some standard infotypes to allow you to store 'additional fields' specific to your needs.  Below is one such enhancement we have for IT0022:

[former_member678632 · Accepted solution]

Fine , Both of your posts delivered a proper understanding to this question.

Thank you for this clarification