SAP ABAP IMG Activity HR_ECM_00_AD_017 (Define Guidelines)
Hierarchy
☛ EA-HRGXX (Software Component) Sub component EA-HRGXX of EA-HR
   ⤷ PA-EC-AD (Application Component) Compensation Administration
     ⤷ PAOC_ECM_ADM_BL (Package) Compensation Administration - Business Logic
IMG Activity
ID HR_ECM_00_AD_017 Define Guidelines  
Transaction Code S_ALN_01001517   (empty) 
Created on 20030219    
Customizing Attributes HR_ECM_00_AD_1_2   Compensation Administration - Mandatory - Not Critical 
Customizing Activity HR_ECM_00_AD_017   View V_T71ADM17 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name HR_ECM_00_AD_017    

In this step, you define guidelines for either salary adjustments, bonuses or LTI grants of a particular grouping. For this purpose, you can also use additional elements such as guideline matrix and proration rule, if applicable.

Note

You can define guidelines for both salaried employees and hourly paid workers (only valid for adjustments).

The amounts, percentages and numbers you enter here are suggested as default values that can be changed by the line manager in Manager Self-Service, and are eventually stored on infotype Compensation Process (0759). On activation, if the compensation plan is a salary adjustment, the basic pay is updated accordingly in the relevant infotype (0008). For bonuses, off-cycle payments and LTI grants, however, new records are generated in the other secondary infotypes (0015, 0267 and 0761, respectively).

Note

You can only define default values and limits per compensation plan. If you do not, an error message is displayed.

Example

You may want to set a default amount of 200 USD for salary adjustments or bonuses. To make sure the line manager does not exceed the allocated budget, you also specify a minimum limit of 2,5% and a maximum limit of 10%. For LTI grants, the same procedure is applicable, only the unit changes (number).

Requirements

You must have performed the following activities:

In addition, you can define proration rules and matrices in the steps Define Guideline Proration Rules and Define Guideline Matrices, respectively.

Standard settings

The SAP System is shipped with a set of predefined guidelines that you can change to meet your company-specific requirements.

Recommendation

Determine what type of guidelines are valid within your organization.

Activities

  1. Select the relevant compensation area and guideline variant, if applicable.
  2. Choose New entries.
  3. Select the relevant guideline grouping.
  4. Select a matrix if applicable.
  5. Delimit the record.
  6. Specify a proration rule if you want to prorate the guideline.

To define guideline amounts (relevant for all compensation categories, except LTI plans):

  1. Enter a default amount.
  2. Enter an upper limit and a lower limit to be checked against if required.
  3. Specify a time unit and the applicable currency. Usually, you would perform a salary adjustment once a year, but this can vary from country to country due to inflation.
  4. Save your entries.
  5. Maintain the percentage fields if required. Amount and percentage combinations are allowed, as illustrated in the example below.
  6. Leave the number fields unchanged.

To define guideline percentages (relevant for all compensation categories, except LTI plans):

  1. Enter a default percentage.
  2. Enter an upper limit and a lower limit to be checked against if required.
  3. Maintain the amount fields if required.
  4. Save your entries.
  5. Leave the number fields unchanged.

To define guideline numbers (relevant for LTI grants):

  1. Enter a default number, as well as an upper limit and a lower limit to be checked against.
  2. Specify the relevant stock unit.
  3. Leave the percentage and amount fields unchanged.
  4. Save your entries.

Further notes

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
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
V_T71ADM17 V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20030219 
SAP Release Created in 200