People Parameters (bpmdm0100m000)

Field Information

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: 

• You must first define the period table in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session.
• The Calendar Year check box and the Gaps Allowed between Years check box in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session must be cleared.
• The Modification Allowed field in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session must read No.

Default Labor Type

The default labor type that is used for recording assignments, registering hours, and budgeting.

Availability Type

availability type

LN uses the availability type to:

• Budget hours, using the Hours from Calendar option.
• Determine workdays as used in assignments.

Capacity Flows

Main department

LN only records capacity flows between main departments.

Subdepartment

LN records capacity flows between main departments and between subdepartments.

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: 

• For a department linked to their login code, users can maintain their own time sheets without any restrictions.
• This setting is only available if Use Registration Authorization is selected.

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 or expenses or both.

Cover 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

• No Action
• Warn
• Block

Process Labor Costs/Expenses

Process Labor Costs/Expenses

Indicates how labor costs or expenses are processed.

Choose either of the following:

• Direct

  Hours or expenses are processed immediately after you close the applicable session. Note that if this option is selected, you can choose Process Now on the appropriate menu to have hours or expenses processed without closing the session.

• In Batches

  Hours and/or expenses are only processed after you run the Process Hours and Expenses (bptmm1203m000) session. If you choose this option, you can optionally select the Approval Required check box.

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.