MRS (Multi Resource Scheduling) - Integrating HR with MRS

[Former Member]

The way I read page 14 of the MRS Implementation Documentation (version 1.5...MRS610 SP05) I should not have to move HR mini-masters into my ERP box where my customer will run MRS. All we should have to do to take advantage of the HR records is to:

1. install MRS on the HR box;

2. define the RFC in configuration on the HR box to point to the MRS system; and,

3. run program /MRSS/HCM_RPTWFMIF in the HR box to move the necessary data from the HR records to the MRS tables in the MRS system.

The customer does not want to use MRS to post back to HR so that side of this is not an issue so the RFC configuration pointing to the HR box should not be needed.

On the other hand, I still need to link each personnel record to a "technician" work center so I'm assuming that while the work schedule may be transfered to MRS directly from the HR box to MRS Basis, I still need an HR record of some kind in my MRS system for that link.

Is this correct? Has anyone else done this?

Mark

[former_member69765 · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

You will need mini HR master record on the system where MRS is installed.

You will need this not only for the technician work center but for various other reasons also.

You have 2 options to do:

1) Have mini HR Master record on the system where MRS is installed.

2) Use BP (in the role of employee) in MRS system

If you want to run MRS on a system where there is no HR, and HR is on a remote system then this will not work automatically.

This is not supported in MRS 610.

Regards

Varun

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Varun,

I figured that there were lots of reasons an HR mini-master would need to exist on the MRS system, however, the top of page 14 of the MRS 610 Solution Implementation Documentation talks about putting MRS on the HR system, if the HR system is on a seperate box, and running the /MRSS/HCM_RPTWFMIFTransfer Report. I assume this is to move the resource availability data from the HR record to the MRS tables.

Even though an HR mini-master needs to exist on the MRS system, is there still a good reason to put MRS on the HR system for running this transfer report? I thought that if the mini-master existed on the MRS system with Info Types 0000, 0001, 0002, and 0007 (and any other Info Types of interest) then the Transfer Report only needed to run against the mini-master data on the MRS system to get all the data it needed. Is this correct?

Thanks,

Mark

[former_member69765 · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

Yes. the report /MRSS/HCM_RPTWFMIF is to transfer the availability of resources in MRS.

It is good to have MRS on an HR box because, MRS needs HR data like Names, Org structure, Address, Connected user id, Employee (skills) profile maintenance and related work flow.... there could be more...

So, it is good to have HCM and MRS running on same box.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Varun,

I understand that it is good for HCM and MRS to be running on the same box but in my experience that is rarely the case. In fact, every company I have ever dealt with has their HR data on a box different from their ERP/MRS box. That is certainly the case with the customer I am currently working with. What I am trying to figure out, given that HCM and MRS are running on seperate boxes, is:

1. Is it required to put MRS on the HCM box and run the /MRSS/HCM_TPTWFMIF Transfer Report from the HCM box in order to transfer the resource availability data to the MRS box? If so, then for the HR records that must be in the MRS box is it still necessary to have Info Types 0000, 0001, 0002, and 0007 for each record or can 0007 be left out since the availability data is coming from the HCM box?

2. If it is still necessary to have Info Types 0000, 0001, 0002, and 0007 for each HR record in the MRS box then what is the value of putting MRS on the HCM box and running the /MRSS/HCM_TPTWFMIF Transfer Report from the HCM box? All the data needed for the transfer report will exist in the MRS box with the HR records there and the report can just be rurn against the HR records in the MRS box.

Thanks,

Mark

P.S. Thanks for you patience. My sense is that we are coming at this from different points of view which is why I'm still a bit confused.

Edited by: Mark Scott on Aug 12, 2009 7:53 AM

[former_member69765 · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

Yes, put MRS on HR box and run the report /MRSS/HCM_RPTWFMIF. This will transfer the availability in MRS.

You will need the infotypes on MRS box also. And you can skip 0007.

So on MRS box you can skip 0007.

On, the real HCM box there could be many HR function implemented like Payrolls etc. while on MRS only the relevant infotypes should be present.

Regards

Vaurn.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am working on a MRS implementaion project and am at the stage to understand the linkage of Logistics Work Center with HRMS. I understand that there are two ways of linking to HR i.e. using Organization Unit defined in HR or using HR work Center. My question is around usage of HR work Center.

I came to know that MRS uses Organization Unit, by default, to find the resource and then assign & schedule them. What if we use HR work center instead of HR org unit? Will there be a standard configuration to use this or do we need to do some enhancements? What kind of enhancements we will need?

Can anyone please help me understand this?

Thanks,

Vinay

[agustin_ricciardi]

Vinay, did you figure this out? I know there are 2 alternatives, but I don't know the difference between them and what could I gain/loose by choosing each of them.

I'd appreciate any comment.

Thanks,

Agustin