SAP ABAP IMG Activity BEN_00_BE_TOOL_07 (Currency Conversion of Infotypes)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR
   ⤷ PA-BN (Application Component) Benefits
     ⤷ PBEC (Package) Benefits - Customizing
IMG Activity
ID BEN_00_BE_TOOL_07 Currency Conversion of Infotypes  
Transaction Code S_AHR_61011747   (empty) 
Created on 19990121    
Customizing Attributes BEN_00_BE_3_2_E0301   Benefits - Nonrequired - non-critical - all countries but: US,CA,JP 
Customizing Activity BEN_00_HRBEN0049   Transaction HRBEN0049 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name BEN_00_BE_TOOL_07    

This report converts the amounts stored on benefits infotype records from one operating currency to another. In conjunction with the Currency Conversion report (RPUBEN45), it enables you to switch a complete benefit area to a different currency.

The Currency Conversion report (RPUBEN45) converts all the entries in the benefits customizing tables and derived amounts. It should be run before the Currency Conversion of Infotype Records report (RPUBEN49). Once the conversion of the customizing tables is complete, the system creates any new infotype records using the new currency. However, existing infotype records still contain amounts in the old currency.

You run the Currency Conversion of Infotype Records report (RPUBEN49) to detect and, if necessary, convert all benefits infotype records that are still in the old currency and are valid as of a given date. This report only converts those amounts displayed on the infotype that are actually stored in the infotype table on the database.

Only those infotype records are converted that are valid on the conversion date and contain both of the following:

  • At least one amount stored on the infotype table
  • At least one amount stored the infotype table in a currency other than the currency into which you are converting

Recommendation

SAP recommends that you first run this report in your test system before running it in your productive system. We also recommend that you run the report in test mode in your productive system to make sure that there are no errors.

Activities

  1. Enter the benefit area for which you want to run the currency conversion.
  2. Enter the date on which the currency switch is to occur.

    This date must always lie in the future.

  3. Enter the new currency.

    The system then selects all the records whose currency is different to the new currency and whose validity period ends after the key date entered in step 2.

  4. Enter personnel numbers if you want to restrict the employee selection.
  5. Select which infotypes you want to run the currency conversion for.
  6. Select a processing mode.

    Caution

    If you select Conversion on database, the system makes irreversible changes to the database.

  7. Determine the contents of the output log by selecting either one of the following:
    • All converted records
      • The system displays a list of all the records that have been converted. Depending on the number of records, selecting this option could be detrimental to the performance of the report.
    • Only error log
      • The system displays a list of records that could not be converted.
  8. Choose Execute to start the report.

    A list of the relevant infotypes is displayed, with the number of records requiring conversion. You can double-click on an infotype, to display more details.

  9. Choose Convert if you want to convert the records. If you are running the report in test mode, the system does not write the changes to the database.
  10. Review the output log.

    The output log shows the following:

    • Statistics on the records converted
    • An error log
    • A list of all converted records (if you requested this information)

Further notes

If you run the report in the background, the report does not show the infotypes requiring conversion (as described in step 8) and starts the conversion directly.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 3   Nonrequired activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency I   Valid for countries specified 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
IMGDUMMY D - Dummy object HRBEN0049  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000114 
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