SAP ABAP Data Element BEN_SALARY (Benefit Salary)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR
   ⤷ PA-BN (Application Component) Benefits
     ⤷ PBEN (Package) Benefits

Basic Data

Data Element	BEN_SALARY
Short Description	Benefit Salary

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	P_AMT08
Data Type	CURR	Currency field, stored as DEC
Length	15
Decimal Places	2
Output Length	20
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Default Component name	BEN_SALARY
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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Salary
Medium	15	Benefit salary
Long	20	Benefit salary
Heading	15	Benefit salary

Documentation

Definition

Benefit salary amount that is the basis for certain calculations.

Use

Benefit salary is required in order to do the following:

• Dynamically allocate employees to salary groups on enrollment (if salary groups are used to differentiate costs, contributions, coverage, or credit, depending on employee salary).
• Calculate the following amounts, if defined as relative to salary:
• Actual coverage of an insurance plan
• Actual credit for a credit or miscellaneous plan
• Evidence of insurability conditions for an insurance plan
• Combined coverage/contribution limits for an insurance/savings plan
• Calculate salary-based contributions using an estimated salary (for example, in cost/contribution overviews in benefits processing)

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20000104
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