Configure ESS for Time Entry

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I have a requirement to configure ESS for time entry.I need to configure the SAP Portal to allow Time entry through the portal into CATS within SAP HCM.

I'm very new to these concepts. Could any one share the configuration steps or documents for CATS in Portal and/or guide me to learn Configuration of ESS for Time entry(CATS)?

As a portal consultant, What would i need to learn to complete the task.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Here is the error in the dump:

The following syntax error occurred in program

"CL_XSS_CAT_1_APPLICATION_CORE=CP " in include

"CL_XSS_CAT_1_APPLICATION_CORE=CM00K " in

line 96:

""L_DISP1" is not type-compatible with formal parameter "IM_TEXT1"."

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and where it happens in the code:

15 DATA:

16 l_cats_core TYPE REF TO cl_xss_cat_1_application_core.

17

18 CLASS cl_xss_cat_application DEFINITION LOAD.

19

20 IF cl_xss_cat_application=>instance IS INITIAL.

>>>> CREATE OBJECT l_cats_core

22 EXPORTING

23 im_scenario = im_scenario

24 im_pernr = im_pernr.

Appreciate any help. Thanks

[siddharthrajora]

did you have any Z fields defined?

Can you check your CAC2 customisaiton and teh CATS profile being used.

[Former Member]

Initially i didn't make any change in CAC2 and leave everything as input. I just use one of the profiles by client and put the name for CVR. Now I did make changes by hiding most of the fields and still got the same error. No issue when executing the profile with CAT2. Issue occurs when I try it from the portal or test it in the configurator or execute from PFCG role menu. No auth failed in Su53. Any document with standard configuration for CATS for EHP5 or 4?

Thanks

[Former Member]

I have no problem running t-code CAT2 from ECC and portal (as test) and getting the Time Sheet. issue only occurs when I try it from the overview page link, got the dump with this error "Syntax error in program CL_XSS_CAT_1_APPLICATION_CORE=CP" when the correct profile name "ESS" is value for CVR.

Is this configuration issue?

[siddharthrajora]

just use the cats profile ie in CAC1 which is used in CAT2 for the user

and add him in his Su01 ie parameter CVR , this should contain the cats profiile.

Thats all you need to for the user to record times in ESS, except his user id is mapped to the pernr in IT0105 subtype 001

read on help.sap.com

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/80/7d6641df6c7f47e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

[pramod_gopisetty1]

Have a look at this link:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/108c31e7-b6a7-2d10-3692-c1a9f7a5c...

This should help to configure ESS.

Cheers-

Pramod

[Former Member]

If you are only looking from config from the portal consulatnt point of view..i guess there is not much you require to do other than personilization or iview changes.

CATS is mostly configured in the R/3 only. You create a cats profile and assign to each and every employee respectively with the departmenent.

Approving time sheet will be again from MSS and it's already available in the standard part of MSS

CATS Time sheet you need to configure two things

1) Record Working Time

2)Approve Working time

From SPRO goto Cross Application Compnenets ->Time Sheet

You can find these node and you find the help documentation which will help you.

Once you configure the CATS profile you need to assign this profile as a CVR parameter of the Employee from SU01.

The log on as that emp and check..

Edited by: Vijay Mohan on Jan 9, 2011 4:16 PM