SAP ABAP Data Element PNORM (Reference time for dynamic break)
Hierarchy
SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR
   PT (Application Component) Personnel Time Management
     PTIM (Package) HR Time Management Application Development
Basic Data
Data Element PNORM
Short Description Reference time for dynamic break  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PNORM    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Ref. time 
Medium 15 Reference time 
Long 20 Ref. time dyn. break 
Heading RefTim 
Documentation

Definition

You can use this field to determine the position of the dynamic breaks in the daily work schedule.

Dynamic breaks are breaks for which there are no start or end times in the work break schedule. Instead, a number of hours is specified in the After hours field. This number forms the basis for calculating the position of the break.

Use

In the standard, the reference time to which this number of hours is added is the planned working time in the daily work schedule. In time recording, however, the planned working hours are calculated according to the normal working time if it is a daily work schedule for flextime. All breaks within the normal working time are taken into account.

This means that if a daily work schedule for flextime has a generous flextime frame, dynamic breaks may lie outside of the normal working time and therefore not be taken into account when the planned working hours are calculated.
Use the Reference time for dynamic break field to determine whether dynamic breaks should be determined on the basis of the planned working time or the normal working time.

Example

Planned working time (flextime frame)         00:00-24:00

Normal working time             08:00-15:30

Break             0.5 hours after 3 hours

It is clear from the above example that if the break referred to the planned working time, it would not be taken into account when calculating the planned working hours in order to determine the position of the break.
The planned working hours would be 7.5 instead of 7. You can make sure that the break is taken into account by entering N for normal working time in the Reference time for dynamic break field.

Dependencies

An entry in this field only affects time recording. Function DYNBR provides similar functionality within time evaluation.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970827 
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