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What is the difference between PA and PB

former_member632729
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Hi ,

What is the difference between PA and PB ..

PAxxxx

PBxxxx

Ex : PA0002 (personal data)

PB0002 (personal data)

what is the differance..

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Former Member
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Hi Experts,

I had a requirement for enhancing Infotype IN0023 for adding extra field to use in PB30 for recruitment.

The enhancement was done in PM01 and it works fine in PB30.

But once after enhancement am not able to open the infotype IN0023 in PA30.

Its giving an error as :

Applicant data infotypes are not suitable for this transaction

Message no. PG122

Kindly advice how to resolve it.

Regards

Vinodh

Former Member
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Hi Vinod

I'm facing the same issue, could you solve it?

Thanks, Matías

Former Member
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Hi Vinod, in my case the problem was that I forgotted to define the Database Table PA9060. In transaction PM01, under Techincal Attributes, General Fields for Dialog Control, Database Table = PA9060.

Hope this help

former_member583520
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Hi,

PAXXXX personnel details

PBXXXX applicant details.

Thanks and Regards,

Revathi.

former_member632729
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Hi Revathi,

I know that PA is personal admin.. what is PB and what it hold? . where we is this PB tables ..?

Former Member
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Hi,

As you know PA deals with all the tables of Personnel Administration. PB is related to Recruitment module. All the tables of recruitment start with PB. In the same way, Time management starts with PT, payroll PY.

Former Member
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hi

pa-xxxx

pb-xxxx

here xxxx indicates infotype number

pa refers personnle amdinstrtion

pb refers recruitment

if we want to see the the data in 0000 infotyp

just go pa0000 then u can see

use t.code " se16" enter any table like " pa0000"go to execute

or pb4000

all the best

Former Member
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Hi,

PB:represent the recruitment in sap.

Recruitments infotypes starts from 4000 series, but data base tables starts with PB4000, PB4001...,

If holds recruitment data like personal details, unsolicited application, applicant no, qualifications and we are capturing.

Aagain this data transfer to Master Data.

Without recruitment also we can maintain the hr master data.- this directing hiring

Recruitment defines the employee joings process; like 2days guest program, technical interviews, offer letter, rejecting and hiring.

Like those formalities are there in recruitment in sap.

Transaction SE16, se11, se80, (data browser) is also useful to see the recuritment tables.

All recruitment tables start with PB and infotype number behind it. ... The easy way to get a list is to use SAP's 'Application Hierarchy', transaction SE81.

If you like to transfer a candidate from the recruiting (PB) to the personnel administration (PA), you should use transaction code PA40 with action 'Hiring candidate'.

Infotype 0139 stores the PB-number of the new person.

I have completed all the entries in Rect. module. I have filled the applicant actions till "Prepare to hire", now what is to be done further in PB60. or if I am wrong, then can you explain me how it is to be done. If you can send me the flow chart that will be of great help.

Just understand that if you want to hire an applicant you can do so from PA Environment which is much advisable in case of External applicant. In case of internal applicant you can do so from both Rec. as well as PA. when the final status of applicant is "prepare to hire" you reached to final status in Recruitment and now you come down to PA environment and run the action from PA40 - Hire applicant or what ever customized action you have.

Most important is you have to have pass doors between Recruitment and Pers. Admn i.e. set integrations (here the Features needs to be activated i.e. PAPLI, PRELR, PRELI). If you have set right integrations than data can flow between Recruitment and PA. Data flow means, certain infotypes which are maintained during selection process in Recruitment will then automatically updated in PA i.e. Education, Personal details, address, Skills/Qualifications etc.

As Micheal has rightly told that Basic applicant details will be stored in infotype 0139.

Hope I addressed to your point. But I like to have one question here open for you, try to explore. "How does the system know that i am trying to hire an applicant i.e from Recruitment or directly without Recruitment process"? I put it in other way what is the difference between "Hire Employee" action and "Hire applicant" action. If you try to explore answers to these questions you will have more clarity on these sub modules.

Regards

Devi

fortian
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Hi Devi,

I don't have problems to transfer data from PB to PA by using the action "Prepare to Hire" and "Hire Applicant" but once the applicant is created as an employee if I modify an infotype (as it0001 or it0006) in PB I can't see the changes in PA (neither I do if I modify the infotype from PA first). I'm only able to maintain properly IT0024. How should I maintain all the oders infotypes?

Thanks

Former Member
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Hi,

Once the applicant is hired, can you please explain why you want to update the data in recruitment.

At the time of hiring thro recruitment module, you are transferring the basic data of an applicant to PA.

Thanks!

Regards,

Chetan

fortian
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Hi,

I want to keep the information of the applicant updated cause my customer usually hires employees for short times of period, so when the employee contract ends it turns back to be an applicant. That's the reason I need to maintain the data.

Thanks for your time

Former Member
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Hi mforman,

Did you find out a solution to your problem cause i have the same problem right now?

Thanks