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Summary:

Custom time functions are required when the standard functions and PCRs (Personal Calculation Rule) are not able to fulfill the complex business requirements. This tutorial explains the step-by-step process to create a custom time function to fulfill those complex business requirements. But, before we start the step-by step process we will see what are Schema and Time Functions?

Schema and Time Functions: When Time evaluation report is executed, employee’s working and absence times are evaluated, the individual processing steps in this valuation are executed in a specific order. This specific sequence is known as Schema, and the individual processing steps are known as Functions.

Schema in time management determines the sequence in which the functions (individual processing step) are executed in time evaluation. With the help of functions data is either provided back to the internal tables in time evaluation or sets a switch which is then used to determine whether or not to process any activity.

Step-by-step process to create custom Time (PT) function

Step 1. Go to transaction code PE04. In the ‘Name’ field, give a name to your custom time function, then select ‘Time management’ radio button from the Object class tab, and then select ‘Function radio button from the Object Type tab. Finally, click on the create button.

You will see a pop-up message, stating that the function can only be created in SAP package. Accept by clicking on “Continue”    button.

 

Step 2. Now, enter a description for your function and select the radio button ‘Standard name’ from the ‘Name of form routine’ tab. You can also define a custom name by selecting the ‘Self-defined’ radio button.

Select ‘Other Counties’ checkbox from the Country assignment tab.