C_HCMP_2311 SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA Questions and Answers

 Wage types in SAP HCM Payroll are used to assign payments and deductions as well as to control the payroll program. They are the building blocks of the payroll module and areessential to compensate the employees1. In the case of an hourly wage type, the hourly rate, which should be multiplied by the number of hours performed by the employee, during the payroll run2. Therefore, wage types /001 and /002 can be used to calculate the hourly base rate for salaried employees. References = 

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This operation is used within SAP HR to retrieve the personnel area which is part of an employee’s organizational assignment. Personnel areas are used to structure an enterprise from a personnel perspective and are unique to each company code.

• Constant Valuation (V_T510J):This table in SAP HCM stores specific rules for valuing various wage types. MODIF 2 is how you group employees for consistent valuation purposes in this table.
• XMOD Rule:The XMOD Personnel Calculation Rule (PCR) is often used to set the value of modifier T (MODIF T) which is used by the time evaluation module.

Why other options are less suitable:

• MODIF T While used frequently in PCRs, MODIF T typically deals with grouping employees for time wage type selection purposes.
• MODIF D: This modifier serves a specific function in day processing but isn't directly related to constant valuation.
• MODIF 1 This might be a valid modifier within your specific SAP system, but it doesn't have a standard definition for constant valuation.

• Run Payroll up to Date: This crucial field in IT0003 determines the final payroll period for which an employee has already been paid. By updating this date to a period after the employee's termination date, you signal to the payroll system that a final off-cycle payroll run is needed.

Why the other options are less suitable:

• Qualified advance payment, Advance payment from master data:These might be relevant if you need to issue a payment before the final payroll run, but they don't directly trigger the payroll calculation for a terminated employee.
• Earliest MD Change Date:This field helps control retroactive pay calculations, but it's not the primary method for processing payroll for terminated employees.

Important Considerations

• Off-Cycle Payroll Runs: Processing payroll for terminated employees often requires a specific off-cycle payroll run to ensure proper calculations.
• Data Consistency: Ensure the employee's termination date and the "Run Payroll up to Date" align for accurate calculations.

Operation MULTI RAA is used to multiply the value of the rate field by the value of the amount field and store the result in the amount field. This operation is useful for calculating the total amount of a wage type based on its rate and quantity. For example, if the wage type is hourly pay, the rate field contains the hourly rate and the amount field contains the number of hours worked. By using MULTI RAA, the amount field will be updated with the total pay for that wage type. References = SAP Help Portal: MULTI RAA

 The function DAYMO (Day Grouping for Time Wage Type Selection) can use four parameters: PAR1, PAR2, PAR3, and PAR4. These parameters are used to specify the day grouping for time wage type selection, which determines how the entries of table T510S (Time Wage Type Selection) are checked for different types of days, such as working days, Sundays, and public holidays. The parameters are defined as follows:

• PAR1: Day grouping for working days
• PAR2: Day grouping for Sundays
• PAR3: Day grouping for public holidays
• PAR4: Day grouping for other days

The values of the parameters are numerical codes that correspond to the entries in table T510S. For example, if PAR1 is set to 1, then the function DAYMO will check the entries of table T510S that have the value 1 in the field Day grouping for time wage type selection. If no entry is found, then the function DAYMO will check the entries that have the value 0 in the same field. If PAR1 is set to 0, then the function DAYMO will check only the entries that have the value 0 in the field Day grouping for time wage type selection.

The function DAYMO is usually called in the subschema TC00 (Wage Type Generation: International) or TC04 (Wage Type Generation International for Time Evaluation Without Clock Times) before the function ZLIT (Cumulate Time Wage Types), which reads the time wage types from table ZL (Time Wage Types) and cumulates them according to the cumulation class and the cumulation wage type. References =

• SAP Help Portal: Function DAYMO
• SAP Community: function daymo

Here's why these define schema attributes in SAP HCM:

• Country Grouping:SAP HCM is designed for multinational use, and schemas are intrinsically linked to specific countries to ensure calculations adhere to local payroll regulations.
• Program Class:This attribute determines whether the schema will be used within Payroll Calculations (class C) or Time Management (class T). This distinction is crucial for how the rules within the schema will be processed by the system.

• A payroll schema is a set of rules and calculations that determine how employees are paid. A payroll schema consists of functions and parameters that define the logic and sequence of payroll processing.
• The function CHECK is used to check whether certain conditions are met before executing the subsequent functions in the schema. The parameter ABR stands for aborted payroll run. It indicates that the payroll run was terminated due to an error or inconsistency.
• The function/parameter combination CHECK/ABR must be activated in a productive payroll schema to ensure that the payroll run is not continued if there is an aborted payroll run for the employee. This prevents incorrect or incomplete payroll results from being posted to the database.
• The other function/parameter combinations are not mandatory for a productive payroll schema. They are used for different purposes, such as:

References = : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_2 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_3 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_4 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_5 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_6 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_7 : https://help.sap.com/doc/3044085#section_8

•  Conditions Day: This section specifies the days when the rule applies. Weekdays are highlighted, indicating the rule applies on weekdays. Public holidays (PH) are not highlighted, meaning the rule is not applicable on public holidays.
• Conditions Time: This section doesn't have any selections, so there are no time-based conditions for selecting the time wage type.

Therefore, considering weekdays are highlighted and public holidays are not, the only condition that aligns with selecting the time wage type isNOT on a public holiday.

In SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA, WPBP is both a function and a table. As a function, WPBP (Import work center and basic pay data) is used to transfer master data on the work center and basic pay for the payroll period to internal table WPBP1. The basic pay wage types are stored in the internal table IT1. If all the fields of the table WPBP are the same during the entire payroll period, this table will contain one record1. As a table, WPBP 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 parameters2.

References = Understanding functions in Payroll Schemas - SAP Community, Internal Tables for Payroll - SAP Help Portal

 The calculation rule X018 is used to calculate the average of the wage type based on the cumulative values stored in the AMT and NUM fields. The operation X018 divides the AMT field by the NUM field and stores the result in the RTE field. This operation is usually performed after the cumulation of the wage type values using the ADDCU operation. The X018 operation is relevant for the valuation of time wage types according to the principle of averages, which is used for payroll and leave valuation. References = Payroll Operations, Payroll Schema, SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA, Free SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA Certification Sample Questions and Answers, Work Schedule Rule

• To assign a constant valuation basis to the time wage type, you need to use the valuation basis indicator in the table T512W (Valuation of Wage Types).
• The valuation basis indicator determines how the system calculates the rate for the time wage type. It can be one of the following values: K, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48…

• In the payroll period in which the absence begins (B): The system compares the cut-off day with the start date and the end date of an absence record1. If the cut-off day is later than the end date, the system continues with the standard absence valuation process1.
• On the actual dates in each affected payroll period ©: If the cut-off day is earlier than the start date, the system transfers the absence to the corresponding carry-over wage type, which is saved in an internal table for absence valuation in the next payroll period1.
• In the payroll period in which the absence ends (E): If the cut-off day is between the start date and the end date, the system splits the absence into two records: One record is from the start date to the cut-off day, for which the system continues with the standard absence valuation. The other record is from the cut-off day to the original end date, which the system saves in the carryover wage type and will evaluate in the next payroll period1. References = 

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When you want to create live posting documents in SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA, the status of the payroll control record should be “Exit payroll”. This is because the “Exit payroll” status indicates that the payroll process is over and the record can be updated in the account12. References = https://answers.sap.com/questions/4028753/payroll-control-record-status-while-posting.html

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Function GEN/8 is used to generate secondary wage types for partial periods. It reads the primary wage type from the input table (IT) and creates a corresponding secondary wage type with the same amount, number, and rate. The secondary wage type is then written to the input table (IT) with the same split indicator as the primary wage type. The function can generate up to 8 secondary wage types, depending on the parameter value. For example, if the parameter is 16, then the function will generate secondary wage types /801 to /816. The secondary wage types are used for proration, factoring, and valuation purposes in the payroll schema. References = US Payroll Sub-schemas explained in simple way, Payroll Schema

To define the time/measurement unit for a wage type, you need to maintain the Time unit / measurement field in the Wage type characteristics table (V_T511) in Customizing. This field determines the unit of measurement for the wage type, such as hours, days, or months. You also need to specify the Input combination field, which controls whether the wage type can be entered with an amount, a number/unit, or both. References = Wage Types | SAP Help Portal, Do not enter units for wagetype in an infotype15 | SAP Community

 Absences are processed during regular payroll runs using country-specific schemas. The absence valuation is carried out by the rule I015. This procedure consists in the multiplication of the number of the wage types generated from the function PAB by their amount per unit and it is showed in the internal table of the IT payroll1. Therefore, to include absence hours in the PARTA table, the wage type must be defined in absence valuation rules. References = 

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• When a personnel number is rejected in the payroll run, the system sets the Payroll Correction indicator in infotype 0003 (Payroll Status) for that employee1.
• When a personnel number is subject to master data changes in the correction phase, the system also sets the Payroll Correction indicator in infotype 0003 (Payroll Status) for that employee2.
• The Payroll Correction indicator means that the payroll results of the employee need to be recalculated in the next payroll run3.
• Therefore, the system uses the Payroll Correction indicator in infotype 0003 (Payroll Status) to identify the personnel numbers whose payroll results need to be recalculated in the next payroll run. References =
• 1: SAP Help Portal, Payroll Control Record, section “Rejected Personnel Numbers”.
• 2: SAP Help Portal, Payroll Control Record, section “Master Data Changes in the Correction Phase”.
• 3: SAP Help Portal, Payroll Control Record, section “Payroll Correction”.
• 4: SAP Help Portal, [Payroll Control Record].

• B. Configure a varying amount based on the hourly rate: Valuation bases are rates used to value other wage types with a rate listed in the valuation basis multiplied by a quantity (most often number of hours). These can be wage types with mask /0xx where /0 is a constant and xx are arbitrary characters1.
• C. Configure a varying amount based on pay scale group and pay scale level: Values from tariff table T510 are set depending on tariff data from IT 0008 and the wage type1.
• E. Assign a fixed amount: Values from the T510J evaluation constant table are set depending on the modifier set in the rule for payroll calculation and the wage type1. References = 

https://help.sap.com/docs/r/659325223d7d437388161c0c4da88ef6/EHP8_HRSP_77/en-US/19446a534817f863e10000000a4450e5.html

 In SAP HCM Payroll for SAP S/4HANA, the function that generates time wage types on the TIP table is GWT (Generate Wage Types). This function processes the entries of table T510S (Time Wage Type Selection), which contains the wage types that can be selected and the conditions that must be met for the selection of a wage type1. References = 

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 When you want to use a wage type in infotype 8 (Basic Pay) that valuates your amounts indirectly from the pay scale table, you use the TARIF module. The TARIF module is used for indirect evaluation of wage types. Indirect evaluation defines the actual amounts for each wage type that the employee is eligible for according to his or her Pay Scale Grouping for Allowances1. When using pay grades for basic pay wage types, you will use indirect evaluation module 58710 to retrieve pay grade level and store it into AMT field of the wage type2. References = 2, 1