CATS Overview

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CATS OVERVIEW
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CATS OVERVIEW
Time Management Process Overview
Maintain working times
Approvals of working Times
Transfer of Data
Reports
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Time Management process overview
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CATS OVERVIEW
Transfer of Data
Reports

1 . Time entry in CAT2/ESS
2. Data Entry profiles and their requirements
3. User exits for time reporting zth tables and options for time entry
4. Mandatory options for normal time reporting and inter company resource related billing
- ICRRB.
5. Position assignment for a personnel number to work center
6. Personnel number assignment to the network

Time Booking in CAT2

ESS Time Booking

1. Log on to the portal using your network username and 5. Enter the location, network or order, activity, and
password. https://ep.al.sw.ericsson.se/irj/portal attendance/absence type, as well as the number of hours worked.
2. Click on the Employee Self-Service tab.
 If you do not know the location, network, order or activity number, you can search for
3. Click on the Record Working Time link found under the it by clicking on the icon, entering a search term, and clicking on the Go button.
Record Working Time Quick Links.
6. Click on the Review button when you are ready to release your
timesheet.
7. Review your timesheet for the period.
4. Select the week you want to enter time for.

Note that the previous week is displayed by default.
 You can scroll back and forth between timesheets by using the
Return to Previous Week and Proceed to Next week buttons.
 To make a correction, click on
You will be returned to the editing screen, where you can make the required changes.
 You can also access a timesheet directly by using the date  To exit without saving, click on
picker and clicking on the Go button. You will return to the employee self-service main page.
All changes will be lost!
 To release your timesheet, click on
You will receive confirmation that your timesheet has been successfully saved.

Data Entry Profiles

Definition
Assigned to each employee
It is defaulted to each employee via user parameter CVR in the user master record in
ONE P12
Determines the layout of the time sheet
You can have different views for the time sheet, some including clock hours, while others
allow only number of hours
Determines the data entry checks done when employee saves the time sheet
Determines the default values for sender cost center and activity type
The user parameter can be changed by the users

Go to the Transaction SU3 click on tab parameters enter cvr and value and SAVE.

Data Entry Profiles

User Exit Definition
CATS User Exits are code enhancements that allows the implementation
of Ericsson’s business rules
› Each business rule is identified by a unique user exit or enhancement
option number
› Enhancement options are activated and controlled by the combination
of Company Code and Data Entry Profile.
› Some User Exits require additional support tables to allow company
specific parameters for the specific business rule.
› The Ericsson User exits are grouped into 2 categories:
– Mandatory: these User Exits are the base set of rules which are mandatory for all
Ericsson. They ensure a consistent base for data quality.
– Recommended: these User Exits enable more local variation of data quality checks
and complete the entire time sheet validation process.

User Exit

Mandatory User Exit
User exit Business Rule
Option 5 › Employees can report Absences on a date that lies in the future.
› Employees can report attendances until end-of-current-week.
› During December, Employees and non-Employees can time
report attendances entered in ZTH03 until the end-of-December.
Option 6 › Check on period Closed: No time changes allowed after 2 closed

periods(2 closed months)
Option 9 › Check work center on network activity: Only allows time entry
against cost objects which have an assigned work center
Option 13 › When entering a Service order number, it is mandatory to enter

its Operation. Ex. Service order 4257904 and operation 1200
Option 36 Controls whether an Att/Abs code should or should not be entered

together with a cost
object (Network, Service order or internal order).
– Attendances in table ZTH03 MUST be entered with a cost
object
– Attendances in table ZTH20 can NEVER be entered with a
cost object
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Recommended User Exist
Option 7 › Attendance/Absence types not allowed to be used entered in support

table ZTH04.
Option 8 › Restrict the use of Attendance or Absence type per employee group.
› When entering the code for one employee group in table ZTH05, this
code can only be used by this employee group. Users not belonging to this
employee receives an error message during time report when trying to use
the entered code.
Option 41 Mandatory combination of Overtime Compensation Type and with Overtime

attendance type. Support table ZTH14: enter the combination of overtime
attendance type together with allowed compensation types (up to 5 values).
Option 42 › Semi-automatic approval: Selected attendances can be automatically

approved when time is saved. Remaining attendances and absences will
follow manual approval process.

Mandatory User Exist for ICRRB
Option 3 › Activity Type derivation using work center comparison.
Option 2 › Check on position connected to work center: Ensures the employee's

position is connected to a work center. Required if Option 3 is activated.
› Although these 2 user exits are listed as “Recommended”, they are mandatory
for the implementation of Inter-Company Resource Related Billing (ICRRB)
› These User exits are more complex than the others and require some
preparation prior to activation:
– Work center master data must be correctly set in Production prior to activation
– Activity type value must be set on the work center
– All time reporters have their HR position assigned to a unique work center.



Position Assignment to Work Center

Position Assignment to Work Center

Personnel Assignment to Network

CATS OVERVIEW
Transfer of Data
Reports

CAPS
Provides selection by master
data
Master data can be in the form of
personnel numbers or cost center.

CAPS


CATS OVERVIEW
Transfer of Data
Reports

CATA

1) A user books hours in a specific date to a network activity using auto release and manual
approve profile.
A line item is created in CATSDB
2) The booking is approved.

CATSDB is updated and a line is created in CATSPS
3) The booking is transferred

CATSPS is updated (transfer field is = “X”) and a line item is created in AFRU.

Dealing with Error logs.
1. CN30 – Errors while confirmations are captured in error pool.

After checking and correcting error , these confirmations are re processed by saving in cn30.

2. COFC -Re process confirmation with problems in actual cost.

After checking and correcting error ,confirmations are re processed by saving in COFC.

CATS OVERVIEW
Transfer of Data
Reports

1 . CADO
2. CATS_DA
3. ZHR_INCOMPLETE
4. ZHR_UNAPPROVED.
5. ZCATM
6. CN48N

CADO

Cado Output
Provides data from the CATSDB table
The creation date,approval status,data origin informations available.
This report reads from CATSDB table.

CATS_DA


ZHR_incomplete

After F8

Complete Vs Exception time reporting

ZHR_UNapproved

After F8

CN48N
To check confirmations in PS ,this is a line item report.

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Time Management Process Overview

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Approvals of working Times

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1 . Time entry in CAT2/ESS

2. Data Entry profiles and their requirements

5. Position assignment for a personnel number to work center

6. Personnel number assignment to the network

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Time Booking in CAT2

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ESS Time Booking

2. Click on the Employee Self-Service tab.

7. Review your timesheet for the period.

4. Select the week you want to enter time for.

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Data Entry Profiles

The user parameter can be changed by the users

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Data Entry Profiles

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User Exit Definition

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Mandatory User Exit

User exit Business Rule

Option 6 › Check on period Closed: No time changes allowed after 2 closed

Option 13 › When entering a Service order number, it is mandatory to enter

Option 36 Controls whether an Att/Abs code should or should not be entered

Recommended User Exist

User exit Business Rule

Option 7 › Attendance/Absence types not allowed to be used entered in support

Option 41 Mandatory combination of Overtime Compensation Type and with Overtime

Option 42 › Semi-automatic approval: Selected attendances can be automatically

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Mandatory User Exist for ICRRB

User exit Business Rule

Option 3 › Activity Type derivation using work center comparison.

Option 2 › Check on position connected to work center: Ensures the employee's

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Position Assignment to Work Center

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Position Assignment to Work Center

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Personnel Assignment to Network

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Time Management Process Overview

Maintain working times

Approvals of working Times

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