/PACG/ECM_WORKSCHED - Work Schedule Cockpit.

This transaction is summarizing two approaches for creating work time patterns in FSM by managing work schedules in SAP ERP backend.

The available options are:

Periodic work schedules customizing along with sending transaction - a new approach compatible with bank holiday management
Calendar work schedules customizing along with sending transaction - a functionality which has been previously included in transaction /PACG/ECM_WSCHD_CONF - Configuration of Work Schedule - obsolete
Sending transaction for person’s work schedule assignment (covering both periodic and calendar work schedule customizing)

Please decide and complete the set up for one approach only - periodic or calendar work schedule. For new implementations it is recommended to use periodic work schedules approach as it is more flexible and compatible with bank holiday management.

Periodic work schedules customizing is presented in the first part of the cockpit.

Periodic work schedules customizing consist of company list and periods configuration. This set up is not depended on calendar. The Company is linked with DWS Grouping and Periodic Work Schedule. Additionally break indicator is provided in order to define whether the breaks should be included.

The customizing can be sent to FSM using designated transaction linked in the work schedule cockpit.

The work schedule maintained in SAP ERP backend will appear in the FSM in Setting and Configurations → Master data → Work time patterns.

Only weekly pattern is displayed. The pattern will not be repeated for the whole time period for which the schedule has been set up but will only display the schedule definition for the number of weeks defined in the pattern.

The naming convention for such a pattern includes Grouping information (eg 01) concatenated with Periodic Work Schedule (eg 3-WK) and its description (eg 3week Rotating Shift).

Calendar work schedules customizing is displayed in the middle part of the cockpit.

Calendar work schedules customizing is more complex. The Company needs to be linked with Employee Subgroup, Holiday calendar, Personal subarea and Work schedule rule. Additionally the work schedule length for such an assignment needs to be defined. Controlling breaks functionality is not included.

The customizing can be sent to FSM using designated transaction linked in the work schedule cockpit.

After sending the work schedule maintained in SAP ERP backend will appear in FSM in Setting and Configurations → Master data → Work time patterns. It will display the schedule pattern imposed on the whole period set up in the work schedule length in the first level of customizing.

The naming convention for such a schedule includes all grouping information: Employee subgroup grouping (eg 02), Holiday calendar (eg 01), Personnel subarea grouping eg (01), Work schedule rule (eg NORM)

Please note that daily work schedules that finish at midnight in SAP will be sent to FSM as 23.59 due to restrictions related to time formatting in FSM.

Sending transaction for person’s work schedule assignment is included in the lowest part of the cockpit.

This transaction covers persons' assignments for both periodic and calendar work schedule customizing. It is required to enter the company, choose the work schedule type option and provide the date of period’s start.

After processing the work schedule assignment from SAP ERP backend will appear in the FSM Master data under "Work time patterns" in People segment.

Please refer to the periodic work time pattern assignment example below:

Please refer to the calendar work time pattern assignment example below:

It is important to remember that SAP ERP backend should be the only source of work time schedule. The patterns should not be created, edited or deleted on the FSM side. It is recommended to manage CRUD permissions for object types WORKTIMEPATTERN and PERSONWORKTIMEPATTERN for all relevant User Policy Groups on the FSM side, so that editing actions in FSM are not possible.

Please refer to the example of restriction set up below:

Background/ pre-requisites:

Note the link in HR records for infotype 0007

Note the the EE group and EE subgroup defined in PA30 and check the Employee Subgroup Grouping for Work schedule for the combination of EE group and EE subgroup in order to retrieve ES grouping which needed for determination of Work schedule rule.

The work schedule should be maintained in transaction PT01: