The date and time that the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.
People Parameters (bpmdm0100m000)Use this session to set the parameters for the People package. On the Process Labor Costs/Expenses tab, for each transaction type the following options are available:
Note If you use backflushing in Manufacturing, approval and processing of hours is an automatic process and will not be affected by these settings. General help Use this session to:
To view historical settings, double-click one of the historical parameter sets. To view or change the current parameter settings, double-click the set without an effective date that appears at the top of the list. If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, LN performs the following actions:
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General Introduction Date The date and time that the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting. Period Table Code The period table code that LN uses to identify the year and period for which hours are registered or budgeted. Note
Default Labor Type The default labor type that is used for recording assignments, registering hours, and budgeting. Availability Type An indication of the type of activity for which a resource is available. With availability types, you can define multiple sets of working times for a single calendar. For example, if a work center is available for production on Monday through Friday and available for service activities on Saturdays, you can define two availability types, one for production and one for service activities and link these availability types to the calendar for that work center. LN uses the availability type to:
Capacity Flows Time Unit for Hours The default time unit that LN uses as a basis for labor rate calculations. The unit specified must represent hours, for example, hr or hrs. Note The unit's physical quantity must be Time. Cost Component for Overhead (Service) The cost component used to classify the overhead costs booked in Service. These overhead costs are based on the value of the Overhead Rate (Service) field in the Labor Rate Code - Rates (tcppl0191m000) or Specific Labor Rates (tcppl0192m000) sessions. Update Employee Budget with Team Budget If this check box is selected, the Budget by Employee (bptmm3100m000) session is updated automatically when data is added or modified in the Budget by Team (bptmm3120m000) session. Entered budget by team hours results in budget for all team members. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Unused concepts in People. Update Employee Budget with Actual Hours If this check box is selected, the Budget by Employee (bptmm3100m000) session is updated automatically when hours have been registered for the current period table code. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Unused concepts in People. Direct Time Recording If this check box is selected, and you directly enter manufacturing hours for a task, LN will set the task's start date with the current time stamp. When you start working on another task and you enter hours for this new task, the line of the previous task will be closed automatically. LN will then set the end time with the current time stamp, and enter the labor time with the spent time. Use Registration Authorization If this check box is selected, only users with the appropriate authorization defined in the Registration Authorizations (bpmdm0110m000) session, can register hours and/or expenses for other employees. Note Authorization can be defined for employee department. Restrict Access If this check box is selected, users without registration authorization can open and view their own time sheets. Similarly, managers can view the times entered for the employees for whose departments they have access. Note
Use Approval Authorization If this check box is selected, only users with the appropriate authorization defined in the Approval Authorizations (bpmdm0111m000) session, can approve project hours and/or expenses. Note This setting is only available if Project is used. Cover Labor Overhead Costs in Employee Department If this check box is selected, calculated overhead costs will be posted to the financial company that is linked to the employee's department. If this check box is cleared, calculated overhead costs will be posted to the financial company that is linked to the department for which the hours were booked. Ignore Backflush Hours Rounded Down to Zero If this check box is selected, backflush hours that are rounded down to zero, will not result in backflushing errors. Allow Entry for Future Period This setting determines whether employees can enter their hours in advance. Allowed values
Process Labor Costs/Expenses Process Labor Costs/Expenses Indicates how labor costs or expenses are processed. Choose either of the following:
Note If you use backflushing in Manufacturing, the approval and processing of hours is an automatic process and will not be affected by these settings. Performance aspects The setting of this field could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Batch processing. Submit Required If this check box is selected, hours and expenses are required to be submitted. Based on the evaluation, the hours and expenses are either approved and then processed or rejected. Approval Required If this check box is selected, hours and expenses can only be processed if they are approved manually or with the Global (Undo) Approve Hours and Expenses (bptmm1202m000) session.
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