CLUSTER TABLES

Database tables of type PCLn are divided into subareas known as data clusters. Data Clusters can be identified by their two character ID's. Cluster tables combine the data from several tables with identical keys into one physical record on the database.

Cluster tables are defined in the data dictionary as transparent tables. External programs can NOT interpret the data in a cluster table. For viewing any cluster you need to go to Transaction Code SE38/ SA38 and give program name as RPCLSTxx where xx is the cluster name.

Tables in Cluster B1
All clusters for entry data are contained in file PCL1. This also includes cluster B1, which stores several tables containing information on the employees time events and time recording data. Unprocessed time events Error table ERT Selected monthly balances Table QT, which contains various status fields for time evaluation

Balances, wage types and quota transactions NT1 Table NT1 contains pointers to all unprocessed time events. It is used in pair formation, and to recognize the necessity for a recalculation. The time events are stored in table TEVEN. Table NT2 contains pointers to time events that lead to a processing error. Table ERT contains the messages from the last evaluation run. Table NCT contains date specifications for days for which the entire pair formation process must be carried out again. Table IFT1 is only used internally by SAP. Table IFT2 is the interface table to Incentive Wages. It describes the changes in table WST (time tickets, other documents) from cluster B2 to the time tickets that have already been updated in Incentive Wages. Table ST contains selected balances which are transferred to the time recording systems for employees information the next time a download is performed. Table QT contains various items of information which must be updated daily, for example: 1) Date of the last day for which pair formation and generation was carried out 2) Start and end of planned working time, public holiday class, day type and daily work schedule class of the day in question

NT2 ERT NCT IFT1 IFT2

ST

QT

Tables in Cluster B2
File PCL2 contains the clusters for time evaluation result data. This includes Cluster B2, which stores the result tables of time evaluation. These tables contain information on Basic data and work schedule Balances, wage types and quotas Time pairs and time tickets

 Time data Evaluation status Basic data and work schedule Table PSP contains data on the employees personal work schedule for each day. Balances, wage types and quota transactions Table ZES contains daily balances. Table SALDO stores all cumulated balances. The balances are added from table TES to SALDO in month-end processing. All quota transactions of the period are stored in table ZKO. Table ZL represents the interface between time evaluation and payroll. The existing time wage types have been derived via time wage type selection using the Time Wage Type Selection Rule table (T510S). The entries in table ZL contain pointers to the following tables: ALP - alternative payment C1 - cost distribution AB - absences An IFTYP is specified for the selected time wage types. The IFTYP is an indicator for payroll. It describes the origin of the wage type: S - planned work M - overtime A - absence ALP C1 VS Table ALP contains the specifications on a different rate of payment Table C1 contains cost distribution specifications (account assignment). Table VS contains variable balances which can be defined by the user. These balances can be entered in the table during time evaluation using operation ADDVS, where they are available for customer-specific evaluations. Table CVS contains the cumulated balances from table VS. Table CVS is filled automatically. All messages generated during time evaluation are stored in table FEHLER. The string KNTAG shows whether or not the employee performs core night work. (Germany only)

Table PSP

WPBP Table WPBP contains data on the employees work center and basic pay.

Table ZES SALDO ZKO ZL

CVS FEHLER KNTAG

Table QTACC

Automatic accrual of absence quotas Table QTACC contains the accrual entitlements that were generated by time evaluation on the relevant date of the accrual.

QTBASE Table QTBASE contains the information on the base entitlement that was used as a basis for calculating the accrual entitlements. QTTRAN S Table QTTRANS indicates the status of the transfer pool for each day. The cumulated entitlements are indicated until they have been transferred to the Absence Quotas infotype (2006) or until the entitlement has expired. URLAN Table URLAN contains information on the updating of the Leave Entitlement infotype (0005).

Table PT WST CWST AT

Time pairs and time tickets Table PT contains the time pairs generated in pair formation. This table is only required if you use time recording systems. Table WST contains the generated time tickets Table CWST contains the cumulated time tickets Table AT is an assignment table which links time pairs and time tickets.

Table AB ANWES VERT RUFB MEHR ABWKONTI ANWKONTI SKO

Time data Table AB contains all absences Table ANWES contains all attendances which have been entered using the Attendances infotype (2002). Table VERT contains all substitutions entered in the Substitutions infotype (2003) Table RUFB contains all availability records entered in the Availability infotype (2004) Table MEHR contains all overtime data entered in the Overtime infotype (2005) Table ABWKONTI contains all absence quotas from the Absence Quotas infotype (2006) Table ANKONTI contains all attendance approvals from the Attendance Quotas infotype (2007). Table SKO contains all time transfer specifications recorded in the Time Transfer Specifications infotype (2012) Status information This table shows the recalculation dates for time evaluation, the time statement and a third-party payroll system.

Table BEZUG

Integration between Payroll and Time Management:Time wage types generated in time evaluation are transferred to payroll and valuated. As time wage types contains only the number, whereas payroll valuates time wage types multiplying with rate. This rate will be determined based on Factoring. We can integrate Time Management and payroll through ZL Internal table, which can be done while payroll run through schema. U000 ---> UT00 -->TC00. Here U000 is a main schema, UT00 is sub schema in U000, and TC00 is again sub schema in UT00. Time data is processed by the subschema of schema XT00 (Processing Time Data in Payroll, X = country indicator). The subschema is called by the function DAYPR (Day Processing of Time Data). In the standard R/3 System, the time data is processed using the schema TC00 (Wage Type Generation International) or TC04 (International Wage Type Generation for Time Evaluation without Clock Times) both schemas record only the exceptions to the daily work schedule. Schema TC00 processes time data recorded in clock time format and are full-day records. Schema TC04 only records time data in hourly format. All wage types that are generated during time evaluation are stored in the internal table DZL for each employee and day. The wage types are updated to table ZL using function CUMBT. Table DZL Operation ADDZL Description Add to Table ZL

The time wage types determined by time evaluation in tables ZL, ALP, and C1 (Cluster B2) represent the interface between time evaluation and payroll accounting. Function CUMBT (Cumulate Interim Results): It is used to store the results of day processing in the results tables. The required time types for all days in the payroll period are now in table ZL. If the time data was recorded together with information on cost assignment or on a different payment, ZL still contains pointers to tables C1 and ALP from Cluster B2. Table WPBP: It is filled by the infotypes Actions (0000), Organizational Assignment (0001), Planned Working Time (0007), Basic Pay (0008), and Cost Distribution (0027). It contains important organizational and payment-relevant data, and different partial period parameters.

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