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Ess Configuration Steps
Ess Configuration Steps
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Configuration of Employee Self-Service {ESS]
Purpose
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0enerul lnformutlon ubout conflgurutlon unJ Jevelopment of portul content
5Al Netweovet provldes varlous Lools and lnsLrumenLs for conflgurlng and lnsLalllng general porLal
conLenL ?ou can use Lhe porLal conLenL admlnlsLraLlon Lools Lo ad[usL Lhe model porLal conLenL Lo sulL
your requlremenLs or creaLe your own porLal conLenL ?ou can for example creaLe roles pages
workseLs and lvlews or creaLe exlsLlng lvlews
lor more lnformaLlon abouL conflgurlng and developlng porLal conLenL see Lhe followlng
documenLaLlon
Portal Administration Guide
Web Dynpro Page Builder
Development Guide Ior Portal Content
Developing Java Applications with Web Dynpro
onflgurutlon of Portul ontent by FnJ Uxerx
orLal users can Lallor porLal conLenL Lo sulL Lhelr requlremenLs lor example Lhey can personallze
porLal pages or change seLLlngs for parLlcular lvlew properLles
lor more lnformaLlon see user Culde for Lhe orLal and ersonallzaLlon
Speclul lnformutlon for Fmployee Self-Servlce (FSS)
lor lnformaLlon abouL Lhe sysLem landscape and Lhe varlous componenLs LhaL are relevanL for LSS see
@echnlcal uescrlpLlon and noLes on ConflguraLlon and ComponenLs ln Lhe SysLem Landscape @he
followlng lnsLrumenLs are avallable for conflguraLlon and lnsLallaLlon
SelI-service tools
The Web Dynpro applications oI the Business Package Ior Employee SelI-Service (ESS) are
based on the Floor Plan Manager. For more inIormation, see Floor Plan Manager.
SelI-service administration
The iViews and Web Dynpro applications oI the Business Package Ior Employee SelI-Service
(ESS) are based on the Floor Plan Manager. For special settings Ior these iViews and
application, such as those to conIigure the roadmap steps, you can use the Business Package Ior
SelI-Service Administrator.For more inIormation, see Business Package Ior SelI-Service
Administrator.
Prerequisites
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Process Flow
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1. Download and install the :8ne88 Package for Employee Self-Servce Irom SAP Developer
Network (SDN) at sdn.sap.com/sdn/contentportIolio.sdn. For inIormation how to install the
business package, see the mySAP ERP Ma8ter G:/e and the installation guides. You can Iind
these documents at service.sap.com/instguides.
2. Make the business package settings mentioned under Set Up Business Package..
3. Set up the SAP Java Connector connections (JCo connections) on the Web Dynpro J2EE server
on which the selI-service components have been implemented.
4. Make the settings required Ior the area group page (ESS homepage) and the area pages oI the
individual business areas (Working Time, Career and Job, Travel, and so on). For more
inIormation, see the documentation Ior the SelI-Services Homepage.
5. Set up the ESS users and maintain the required data. For more, see Set Up and Maintain ESS
Users.
6. Assign employees the authorizations Ior ESS.
7. You must transport the entries oI some tables Irom client 000 to the work (target) client. In ESS,
you must transport the entries Irom tables T7XSSSERSTRING (XSS: GUID Texts) and
T7XSSSERSTRLAN (XSS: Texts Ior Translation). The entries in these tables enable you to
dictate which links are displayed on the ESS homepage and the area pages Ior the individual ESS
applications. For more inIormation, see SAP Note 797174.
ESS CONFIGURATION STEPS
ESS SCREEN ELEMENTS:
DEFIAE HEADERS:
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ HOME PAGE FOR SELF-SERVICE ~ HEADERS AND AREA
GROUP PAGES ~ DEFINE HEADERS
DEFIAE AREA CROUP PACES:
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ HOME PAGE FOR SELF-SERVICE ~ HEADERS AND AREA
GROUP PAGES ~ DEFINE AREA GROUP PAGES
DEFIAE AREAS:
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ HOME PAGE FOR SELF-SERVICE ~ AREAS ~ DEFINE
AREAS
DEFIAE SERJICES:
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ HOME PAGE FOR SELF-SERVICE ~ SERVICES ~ DEFINE
SERVICES
IAFO1YPE JIEW IADICA1OR:
Service Specific Settings :Maintain feature
SAP EASY ACCESS ~ PE03 ~ IVWID
efine Roles - Subtypes and Application ata are defined here. SAP Customizing mplementation Guide
(MG) -> Personnel Management > Employee Self-Service -> General Settings -> Service- Specific
Settings -> Own ata -> efine Active Subtypes and Application case
DEFIAE AC1IJE SUB1YPES AAD APPLICA1IOA CASE
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ OWN DATA ~ DEFINE
ACTIVE SUBTYPES AND APPLICATION CASE
CREA1E RULE CROUP (Configuration steps for 1ime Management)
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~ LEAVE
REQUEST ~ PROCESSING PROCESSES ~ CREATE RULE GROUPS
n Leave request create Rule group - V_HRWEB_RULE_GRP
AD1US1 WEBMO FEA1URE
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~ LEAVE
REQUEST ~ PROCESSING PROCESSES~ CREATE RULE GROUPS
eature is used in Customizing for the Web application to store different regulations for employee
groups. We can store regulations to display ata
Assign workflow template to each Leave type - where W for new request W for cancellation
request and W for Change request are given here. SAP Customizing mplementation Guide (MG) ->
Personnel ManagementEmployee Self-Service -> Service- Specific Settings -> Working Time -> Leave
Request -> Processing Processes -> Specify Processing Processes for types of Leave -> efine
Absences/Processing process
Specify how leave is displayed and default values:SAP Customizing mplementation Guide (MG) ->
Personnel Management -> Employee Self-Service -> Service- Specific Settings -> Working Time ->
Leave Request -> Lay out of web application -> Specify how Leave is displayed and default values
DEFIAE PROCESSIAC 1O EACH RULE CROUP
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~ LEAVE
REQUEST~ PROCESSING PROCESSES ~ DEFINE PROCESSING PROCESS FOR
EACH RULE GROUP
PROCESSESS FOR 1YPES OF LEAJES
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME LEAVE
REQUEST ~ PROCESSING PROCESSES ~ SPECIFY PROCESSING ~ PROCESSES
FOR TYPES OF LEAVES
"UOTA OVERVIEW / TIME ACCOUNTS
CREA1E RULE CROUP
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME
ACCOUNTS ~ CREATE RULE GROUP
MAIA1AIA WEBMO FEA1URE
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME
ACCOUNTS ~ CREATE RULE GROUP
SPECIFY DISPLAY OF ABSEACE QUO1AS
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME
TIME ACCOUNTS ~ SPECIFY DISPLAY OF ABSENCE QUOTAS
SPECIFY 1HE CALCULA1IOA OF REMAIAIAC LEAJES
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME
TIME ACCOUNTS ~ SPECIFY CALCULATION OF REMAINING LEAVE
DE1ERMIAE LAS1 DAY OF 1HE WEEK
Maintain LAWY feature (To maintain Last day of the working day)
SAP EASY ACCESS ~ PE03 ~ LDAYW
SE1UP DA1A EA1RY PROFILES
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~
RECORD WORKING TIME ~ SETUP DATA ENTRY PROFILES
isplay view of CATS entry profile:SAP Customizing mplementation Guide (MG) -> Personnel
Management -> Employee Self-Service -> Service- Specific Settings -> Working Time -> Record Working
Time -> efine ield Selection and select ata entry selection
SELEC1 ALLOWED ABSEACE 1YPES
(Here we define the absence types that the employees are allowed to enter in CATS Regular. To do this,
deactivate all absence types that are only to be processed by the clerk in the SAP system.)
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING
TIME~RECORD WORKING TIME ~ SELECT ALLOWED ABSENCE TYPES
1IME S1A1EMEA1
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~ TIME
STATEMENT ~ ENTER NAME OF HR FORM FOR THE ~ TIME STATEMENT
TEAM CALLENDAR
SPECIFY ABSEACES 1O BE DISPLAYED
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC ~ SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~
TEAM CALENDAR ~ SPECIFY ABSENCE TO BE DISPLAYED
Assign Processing processes to each leave type:SAP Customizing mplementation Guide (MG) ->
Personnel Management-> Employee Self-Service -> Service- Specific Settings -> Working Time -> Team
Calendar -> Specify Absences to be isplayed efine Absences/Processing Process
SPECIFY COLOUR DISPLAY FOR EACH ABSEACE
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC ~ SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~
TEAM CALENDAR ~ SPECIFY ABSENCE TO BE DISPLAYED
SELEC1 EMPLOYEES 1O 1HE 1EAM CALLEADAR
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC ~ SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~
TEAM CALENDAR ~ SELECT EMPLOYEES
DEFIAE LAYOU1 OF 1EAM CALLEADAR
SAP IMG ~ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ~ EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE ~
GENERAL SETTINGS ~ SERVICE SPECIFIC ~ SETTINGS ~ WORKING TIME ~
TEAM CALENDAR ~ DEFINE LAYOUT OF TEAM CALENDAR
Creating User s for ESS: Through TCOE SU01 define the user name.Assign User through
Communication nfotype(0105)