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Retrieve long text from Infotype 0019 (Monitoring of Tasks) in HR

29th January 2009 by Arun No Comments

Infotype 0019 (Monitoring of Tasks) has 3 lines of comments that can be used to store comments regarding the tasks assigned to employee. This text is not directly stored in the database table PA0019. This data is stored in the ‘PCL1′ cluster with Cluster ID ‘TX’.
Since this text is stored in PCL1 cluster, READ_TEXT function [...]

Time contstraints in SAP HR Master Data

8th January 2009 by Arun No Comments

Definition
Time constraints is a tool used internally in SAP to protect the integrity of information maintained in Organizational Assignment.
Time constraints guarantee that exactly the data the system needs to be able to correctly process the employee data, handle personnel administration processes and run payroll for an employee is available in the system. Time constraints keep [...]

What are Infotypes in SAP HR?

7th January 2009 by Arun 1 Comment

Definition
Infotypes are units of information in the Human Resource Management System.
Recording employee data for administrative, time recording, and payroll purposes is of primary importance for master data administration in HR. In the SAP System, the information units used to enter master data are called infotypes.
Use
Infotypes are used to group related data fields together. They provide [...]