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Time efforts can be modified in SAP FSM using a business rule. Updated time efforts will be compared to their initial versions in SAP ECC/S4. Depending on the setting ‘Upd Rel Docs’ in transaction /PACG/ECM_CTET - Time Effort Type, different actions will be performed.

Prerequisites

‘Check GUID on input’ should be disabled in the inbound class assignment transaction (/PACG/ECM_CLSASSIGIN -FSM Connector's Incoming Messages Configuration):

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To enable storing time efforts in the special table, setting ‘No book E4C’ should be disabled in transaction /PACG/ECM_CTET - Time posting settings.

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Display information about time effort changes

If a time effort was updated (idoc data differs from the data stored in the special table), the idoc is set to status 51.

Changes in the following idoc fields are compared:

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A message encourages the user to manually update the related document (e.g. a CATS entry). No new CATS/confirmation is created/updated in such a case.

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If the time effort was not updated (modified in SAP FSM but no comparison-relevant idoc field was changed), no confirmation/CATS is created/updated either. A message informs the user that the object was updated but this change is not relevant for SAP ECC/S4.

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Additional remarks

To enable time effort comparison, all new and successfully processed inbound time efforts are stored in table /PACG/ECM_ALTEW. Time efforts not meant for postponed booking, do not have any ‘reason’ value and contain SAPKEY.

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To enable storing time efforts in the special table, setting ‘No book E4C’ should be disabled in transaction /PACG/ECM_CTET - Time Effort Type:

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Detailed example with technical insight

Create a time effort on the mobile app:

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. Information about a new entry added to table /PACG/ECM_ALTEW can be found in the inbound time effort idoc:

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. The entry in table /PACG/ECM_ALTEW should exist and contain SAPKEY:

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Depending on settings in /PACG/ECM_CTET, a CATS entry or confirmation should be created.

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Before updating the time effort using a business rule, make sure that the following company setting is set to true:

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Create a simple business rule which would update the time effort’s start and end date:

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. An inbound time effort idoc should contain updated data and a SAPID:

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. Its logs inform the user about the updated time effort data, point to the relevant document, and encourage the user to update it manually. 

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Table /PACG/ECM_ALTEW should not be updated:

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In case of updating the time effort in FSM and no change to the comparison-relevant idoc fields, the following logs are displayed:  

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In both cases a generic idoc should be sent to SAP FSM.

Cancel the related CATS/confirmation entries and create new ones

The following time effort properties are compared during inbound processing:

·       STARTDATETIME

·       ENDDATETIME

·       CHARGEOPTION

·       BREAKINMINUTES

·       SAPOBJECTKEY

If any of these properties was modified in FSM after synchronization with SAP (e.g. with a business rule):

·       CATS are used - CATS entries created based on this time effort will be set to status 60 (cancelled), then new ones will be created

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·       Confirmations are used – confirmations created based on this time effort will be reverted, then new ones will be created

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The logic also supports splits and breaks, i.e. cases when out of one inbound time effort, multiple CATS/confirmation entries are created. In such a case, all of them would be cancelled and re-created (for technical reference, see table /PACG/ECM_ALTEWS).

If none of the relevant properties were changed in FSM, CATS/confirmations will not be affected. A message informs the user that the object was updated but this change is not relevant for SAP ECC/S4.

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If posting date is no longer relevant for an object (closed periods), then the affected objects should be corrected manually.