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flextime bandwidth, if they record more than 10hours per day and many more reasons.
Successfactors Time Evaluation provides you a very flexible way to create time valuation
rules to accommodate your company agreements, trade union contracts or even
processes that are derived from laws and regulations like the European Directive on
working time.
Time Evaluation might be easy – but can also be complex. This depends on the business
processes you want to cover. This blog describes the mechanism of the Successfactors
Time Evaluation and each time valuation type in more detail in order to give some hints
and help you to decide which valuation type to be used in what constellation.
Target readers are time management consultants who want to learn more on the
configuration of Successfactors Time Evaluation.
In the latest update of this blog post, we have made some small corrections and added
the description of time containers and new valuation types that will greatly enhance your
possibilities. Check it out now!
Time Evaluation
Definitions
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Input time records, output time records and the valuation results are
represented by time type groups.
The complete Time Evaluation contains several small calculation steps with
time type groups as input and output. These steps are called time valuations
and are combined in a time recording profile.
Definition by Example
Basics
Time Type Groups – General and Usage
General
Time type groups are containers for interim calculation results and final
time pay types.
Output of time valuations that can be displayed on the Time Sheet UI.UI
Component
The calculated time valuation results are stored on the database and
available either for payroll processing or conversion to time off in lieu or
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The Time Type Groups on the left hand side are defined by an assignment of time types.
These groups are Set-like Groups.
The Time Type Group on the right hand side is calculated by a time valuation.
Set-like Groups
The set-like groups are defined by an assignment of time types. You can use absence,
break, attendance and on-call and even mix them in a time type group just as you need.
You can create different set-like time type groups based on the need of your valuations.
The set-like Groups are the starting point to calculate more complex (calculated) groups.
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Calculated Groups
The calculated groups are calculated by one single or several time valuations in a time
recording profile.
The calculated groups have the time category ‘Calculated Time’ or ‘Counted Events’.
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The calculation method for a specific calculated result group is defined as a valuation
rule, which describes how one or two result groups are generated from a set of input
groups.
The calculated groups have the time category Calculated Time or Counted Events. The
calculated groups having the time category Calculated Time can be Input groups for
subsequent time valuations.
Time valuation
Input
Error flag
No Error message
Raise error on Time Type Group Above / Below
Additional Info
Message
Error Type
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Time Valuation
Time valuation - UI
Time Valuation - UI
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All time valuations in a Time Recording Profile are processed first with data
(e.g. scheduled working time and recorded working time) of Monday. After
this the data of Tuesday is processed, and so on.
The order in which the different time valuations are processed cannot be
influenced in the configuration. It is determined automatically, so that
necessary Time Type Groups are already calculated when a time valuation is
using them as Input, Threshold, Comparison or Deduction group.
The processing is stopped after the processing of the current day when the
Valuation Method "Valuate Up To Today" is used. Days in the future in the
same time sheet period are not processed.
When using the Valuation Method "Valuate Whole Sheet" the entries for the
complete time sheet (usually one week) are considered. This is for instance
necessary to calculate times of the whole time sheet greater 40 hrs per week.
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Valuate Up To Today
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These Daily Time Containers can be read via a public oData V2 API, used for reporting,
or used for calculations within the Time Valuation for flexible periods.
Set-like time type groups based on daily time containers can be used as input data for
asynchronous calculation steps in the time valuation. Time type groups with category
Time Container have a defined list of time containers (identified by the former TTG’s
external code) instead of having a list of time types and are used as input group,
deduction group etc. of time valuations as always.
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Time Containers for weeks or months can only be created with following valuation types
by the asynchronous part of the Time Valuation.
As the periodic time containers are processed asynchronously, only a warning can be
raised during processing. It is not possible to generate an error, as the recordings are
already saved when the asynchronous Time Valuation is running.
Valuation Types
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Overview
This type of valuation collects all the time records from a set of input groups. At a certain
threshold value, the collected records shift from the below group to the above group. The
threshold (i.e. when the switch from above to below happens) can be defined per day
and per time sheet period.
The threshold can either be a fix value or a reference to a Time Type Group which was
calculated before as a result of other time valuations.
Possible use case: Which working time is up to 8 hours a day (= regular time) and which
is above 8 hours a day (= overtime)?
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The filter used in this valuation is a type of day filter. All the time records from the input
groups passing the day filter with all attributes are collected in the below group. Time
records not fulfilling at least one filter attribute are put to the above group.
Possible use case: Which working time is on full holidays, non-working days, Sundays, at
night shifts, …?
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The segmentation uses a special time segment filter which is a list of time segments.
Time segments are a clocktime intervall. The valuation moves the parts of the input time
records to the below group that overlaps with one of the time segments. The parts not
overlapping are put in the above group.
This means that input records can be split in parts overlapping a time segment and a part
not overlapping any time segment.
This valuation type can only be used for time recording variant clock-time.
Possible use case: Which working time is after 20:00 and needs to be considered for
premium calculation? (Segment Filter: 20:00 – 6:00)
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All data of a shift day is processed in the shift day, even if it can be on a different physical
day. All time valuations are processed on the shift day as well.
For several night shift requirements it's necessary to process data from the next physical
day. For instance a night shift can end on a public holiday and special premiums for the
part of the night shift on the public holiday has to be paid.
Because the complete night shift is processed on the shift day (the day on which the shift
started) we introduced a next day indicator in the time segment filter. We also enhanced
the time records filter so that it can be checked if the next physical day is a public
holiday.
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The Valuation Type “Deduct Group from Input Groups” is an enhancement of “Filter
Segments from Input Groups”
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Input time record overlapping any time segment (of deduction group)
--> Overlapping part is set to below group, remaining parts to above group
Input time record overlapping none of the time segments (of deduction group)
--> Is set to above group
Example
This valuation type compares all time records from a set of input groups to the specified
threshold value per day or per time sheet period. The purpose is to calculate the
difference "input minus threshold" and put this result into the above group.
If the threshold is reached, the time records above the threshold are moved to the above
group. If the threshold is not reached, a new time record with the missing negative
difference is created and put in the above group.
The time type of this new time record is the main attendance time type and the date is
set to the valuated day or – in case of valuation per time sheet period - the end date of
the time sheet period.
Thereby, the above group always contains the positive or negative difference “input
minus threshold”.
So that all result groups have a reasonable definition, the below group is set to the
inverted above group. That means that positive time records out of the above group are
converted to negative time records and vice versa.
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Possible use case: What is the delta between working time and scheduled working time
per day or week? This delta can then be accrued to a working time account (WTA) for
each day or for the whole week.
Result groups from this valuation are a special kind of calculated time type group: The
above and the below group are so-called 'counter' groups with 'counter' records as time
records.
A counter (time type) group is defined by time category COUNTED_EVENTS and has
only time records with an internal counter time type of time data type 'counter’.
This valuation aggregates all input records of the day (or the whole sheet period
depending on the valuation method).
In case of day valuation, if the amount of all records is above the threshold a “counter
record of 1” (for the counted event above threshold) is put to the above group. If not, the
“counter record of 1” is put to the below group (for the counted event below threshold).
In case of whole sheet valuation method, all input time records together are compared to
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the threshold for the entire week, and depending on the result the “counter record of 1” is
put either into the above group or into the below group on the end date of the valuation
period.
Possible use case: How many days (in the time sheet week) have got working time above
8 hours?
Compare Threshold with Input Groups and Count Events - How it works
This valuation allows to move all input time records together for each day (or for the
whole week depending on the valuation method) either to the above group or the below
group.
Therefore, independently from the input time records, the comparison group is compared
to the threshold. per day or time sheet period. If the time records of the comparison
group are above the threshold, the corresponding input time records are moved to the
above group, otherwise to the below group.
Possible use case: What is the planned working time for days on a public holiday if there
is recorded working time for that day?
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This valuation type loops over all time records of the input time type group.
For every record, the record attribute (e.g. Start Time) is compared with the attribute that
is configured for the comparison group (e.g. Earliest Start Time).
The comparison operator can be configured as “Equal To”, “Less than or Equal To”, or
“Greater than or Equal To”.
Time records that fulfill the condition are moved to the time type group below. All other
time records are moved to the time type group above.
Possible use case: Find gaps in recorded working time at the beginning or the end of the
scheduled working time.
The time valuation 'Create Record' defines a time record and puts it in an output time
type group. The output time type group is always the above group, the below group
cannot be defined for Create Record. This output time type group can then be used in
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any other time valuation as always. There is no input time type group, but there might be
helper time type groups for defining the record.
The newly created record is a clock time record with start time, end time, duration and
time data type "TimeDataCreated".
Fixed values for start time and end time (12:00 AM – 1:00 PM)
Possible use case: Add some extra hours to a Time Type Group as kind of
bonification
Using a start and end time type group with earliest start time and latest end time
(End of scheduled working time – End of scheduled working time + 60 minutes)
Possible use case: Calculate a certain premium for the first hour after the
scheduled working time
For valuation method ValuateWholePeriod the result record can span a longer
period of several days.
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Create Time Records - How it works (without a Time Type Group as reference)
Create Time Records - How it works (with a Time Type Group as reference)
This valuation type triggers a business rules that can pass information between time type
groups. It redirects an input time type group to a time type group above or below.
The result in the input time type group is passed to the business rule as a parameter. This
result is accessible in minutes (for example, "If result > 90 minutes" instead of "if result >
1:30 hours")
The conditions are configured in the business rule and there the known possibilities can
be used, like access to Job Info fields and usage of rule functions.
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This valuation allows to move all input time records together for each day (or for the
whole week depending on the valuation method) either to the above group or the below
group.
Possible use case: For FTE less than 1, route a Time Type Group to a specific Time Type
Group to process different Time Valuations using this Time Type Group as Input,
Comparison, Deduction or Threshold group.
This valuation type triggers business rules that can fill a time type group with a value that
is calculated in the business rule. The calculation can include the information from the
input time type group which is passed to the business rule, fields from job info, fixed
values and can use rule functions as well. The calculated value must include a value in
minutes (for example, a returned value of 600 will be processed as 10 hours in
subsequent time valuations).
The result in the input time type group is passed to the business rule as a parameter. This
result is accessible in minutes (for example, "If result > 90 minutes" instead of "if result >
1:30 hours").
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Please note that Time Type Groups created by Time Valuation may have unexpected
Start and End times. A dummy start and end time is calculated for the duration of the
group. For example, if the rule returns a duration of 1 hour, the start time of the Time
Type Group is 00:00 and the end time is 01:00.
Possible use case: This can be used to multiply the input time type group (which, for
example, contains the scheduled working time) by the FTE.
Calculation by Business Rule - How it works (without usage of an Input Time Type Group within the business rule)
Calculation by Business Rule - How it works (with usage of an Input Time Type Group within the business rule)
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Examples
Some information in front about the examples
The example configurations, described in this document, must be adapted
accordingly to fit in existing Time Recording Profiles and meet requirements.
They need to be adapted with regards to used Set-Like Time Type Groups
(e.g. WT-SCHED for scheduled working time) and the naming of necessary
Time Type Groups and time valuations.
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The premium must be calculated for the day on which the overtime was
recorded, not at the end of the week.
Solution in a nutshell
The difference between 40 hours and the scheduled working time for a week
is calculated and stored in a Time Type Group
The part of the recorded overtime above the value of the Time Type Group,
that contains the difference between 40 hours and the scheduled working
time, is moved to a Time Type Group for the premium.
Overtime Recorder with Premium for Overtime above 40 total hours per week
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For the first two hours overtime per week a premium OT 1.5 has to be paid.
For every additional overtime a premium OT 2.0 has to be paid.
The OT 2.0 premium has to be paid for working time on non-working days as
well, independend if the employee worked overtime in this week at all.
Solution in a nutshell
Use a time records filter to filter work on non-working days. Recorded working
time on non-working days can directly be moved to a Time Type Group OT
2.0
Calculate daily overtime by split recorded working time after reaching the
scheduled working time.
Split the weekly overtime by two hours. Overtime up to two hours are paid OT
1.5. Overtime above two hours are paid OT 2.0.
Aggregate OT 2.0 from non-working days and working days in one Time Type
Group.
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A positive recorder records working time and overtime and both is considered
for calculating a overtime premium of 100% for more than two hours per day.
For the overtime up to two hours per day a premium of 50% must be
calculated
Solution in a nutshell
The part of the overtime above two hours is moved to a Time Type Group for
the 100% premium. The overtime up to two hours are moved to a Time Type
Group for the 50% premium.
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In Germany if working time for a night-shift started before midnight then the
tax free portion of the night premium is 25% till 00:00, but 40% in the time
frame from 00:00 - 04:00 and after 04:00 it is again 25% till 06:00 in the
morning.
Solution in a nutshell
For further usage in the core night detection we need to deduct breaks from
the recorded working time.
We need to filter recorded working time without breaks for the following time
frames:
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
12:00 AM – 4:00 AM on the day after the start day of the night
shift
4:00 AM – 6:00 AM on the day after the start day of the night shift
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Any recorded working time in the time frame 12:00 AM – 4:00 AM is moved to
a Time Type Group for tax-free night premiums when there was working time
recorded in the time frame 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM.
The taxable premiums 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM, 12:00 AM – 4:00 AM, and 4:00
AM – 6:00 AM are aggregated in one Time Type Group
One remark
When there is a gap at the beginning of the scheduled working time but the
employee recorded additional working time before the beginning of the
scheduled working time, he/she must not count as a late comer.
When there is no working time at all recorded the employee must not count
as a late comer.
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Solution in a nutshell
A time valuation finds gaps within the scheduled working time, in which no
working time is recorded, and stores them in a Time Type Group. This Time
Type Group would also contain a gap e.g. caused by a lunch break.
A time valuation checks, if there is recorded working time for this day at all,
and routes the gap at the beginning of the scheduled working time to a Time
Type Group if there is working time recorded. If there is no working time
recorded at all for a day it is not a late comer. It might be that this employee
forgot to record attendances, or an absence.
A time valuation checks if there is recorded working time before the beginning
of the scheduled working time and stores it in a Time Type Group.
A time valuation routes the gap at the beginning of the scheduled working
time to a Time Type Group in case that there is no working time recorded
before the beginning of the scheduled working time.
A time valuation routes the gap at the beginning of the scheduled working
time to a Time Type Group when the gap is longer than the threshold value 15
minutes. In this case, a warning is raised. In this time valuation a "real" late
comer is detected according to the described requirements.
A last time valuation raises a warning when an employee clocked in too late
more than three times in a month.
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Special Topics
Check Tool
The configurations in a Time Recording Profile can be checked by several checks in the
check tool.
That should be done before a Time Recording Profile is used to avoid errors caused by
erroneous configurations during runtime.
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Check Tool
Employee time valuation results are shown in the Employee Time Sheet object in
Manage Data
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The MDF object Time Recording Profile Visualization can be created in the Manage Data
UI for each existing Time Recording Profile, showing all Time Valuations and Time Type
Groups used in a graphic diagram.
Using the Focus on Time Type Group field, the output can be restricted to only the Time
Valuations necessary for the selected Time Type Group.
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The trace, that can be called from the Time Sheet UI, is a tool that is used from Admins
to analyze the results of the Time Evaluation for one week of an employee.
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Trace - Permissions
Shows the result of new valuation run (Results can differ from results for Time
Type Groups shown on the Time Sheet UI)
Two Parts
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Runtime view
No allowances
Trace
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A: Time Type Groups are only calculated when they are configured
as pay type, UI component, or Time Collector or they contribute to
such a Time Type Group.
Q: The weekly result of a Time Type Group for the current week is wrong
because future days are considered.
A: You can use „Reverse Sign“ for the Input Time Type Group and
compare it with a negative threshold.
Q: I only want to aggregate Time Type Groups without Split. How can I
configure this?
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juergenprinz
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2022 Oct 21 2:01 PM
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Hi Timo, thanks a lot for this great article. Very informative and well explained.
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best regards
Juergen
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Oct 21 2:11 PM
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Hi Juergen,
thanks a lot for your feedback. Please feel free to contact me in case of questions.
Best Regards,
Timo
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Product and Topic Expert
2022 Oct 21 2:16 PM
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Venkat
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Oct 21 2:19 PM
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Hi Venkat,
thanks a lot for you feedback. Please do not hesitate to contact me in case of questions.
Best Regards,
Timo
manibell
Explorer
2022 Oct 21 8:03 PM
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I'm not surprosed why your name rhymes with time and I believe it should continue. Such
a wonderful piece of work on Time Evaluation. You have made it simple for everyone to
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understand this.
Regards
Prasanna
Question: Do you think the product will accommodate scenario of entering amount
instead of only time; like how we do in CATS? This will help us to enter the amount
directly for a on Call duty or derive using some valuation type. If not I don't mind creating
an idea incident for this.
Regards
Prasanna
manibell
Explorer
2022 Oct 21 10:35 PM
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Hi Timo,
Another Question
In the picture 'Difference between threshold and input' in the left hand side 'Day 3' you
have put 10:00-17:00 but in the right hand side it's 00:00-01-:00, I'm not sure how this
entry is picked up? Can you please throw some light.
Regards
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Prasanna
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Oct 24 6:19 AM
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Hi Prasanna,
thanks a lot for your feedback. I make this typo in my name quit often.
This is currently not possible. A clock-time recorder can only record clock-times (with
exception of allowances) and a duration recorder can only record durations. It would be
good if you create an influence request.
Best Regards,
Timo
TB
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2022 Oct 24 7:05 AM
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Hi Prasanna,
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I added the following to the description of this valuation type to make it clearer.
'So that all result groups have a reasonable definition, the below group is set to
the inverted above group.'
Best Regards,
Timo
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2022 Oct 24 10:45 PM
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Tui_Pachara_Padetpai
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 03 12:35 PM
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Dear Timo,
It is very comprehensive and excellent detailed knowledge. Thank you so much. I have a
scenario I would ike to ask the possbility to calculate by Time Evaluation. Many
customers I have talked to, they have employees who work OT across midnight, and they
want the OT after midnight calculated based on what the next day is.
For example: Employee has regular schedule from 8am - 5pm today. He/she worked OT
from 5pm to 2am on the next day. The OT after midnight from 12am - 2am will be
different upon what the next day is. If the next day is Working Day, it will be granted OT
1.5X for 2 hours. However, if the next day is Non-Working Day, it will be granted OT 3.0X
for 2 hours.
I can't find the simple configuration which we can do in Time Evaluation. As I explored
with my collegues, we tried to use the Filter Input Group by Type of Day (Working/Non-
Working), but Time Evaluation consider the current day to be the Filter Group, not the
next day. Next, we tried to use Time Fiter Segment, but it is not possible to know whether
the next day is working or non-working day. We tried to flag the 'across midnight' for
today work schedule, but it is not allow because the today work schedule is 8am-5pm
which is not across the midnight. We understand that currently Time Evaluation can
identify whether next day is the public holiday, but what we are looking here is to identify
whether the next day is working or non-working day. Or better if it can identify what the
nexy day is, it would be the best.
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TB
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 04 5:37 AM
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Dear Pachara,
thanks a lot for your feedback and raising this really good question.
For me, it's crucial to know if the non-working days are always Saturday and Sunday or if
they can rotate during the week.
In case that they are always Saturday and Sunday you can use a time records filter for
Friday and setup a time segment filter with next day indicator.
When the non-working days are rotating during the week I see currently no possibility to
check if the next day is a non-working day. When we process the current day we can not
check the definition of the next day. We would need something similar like the filter on
public holidays in the time records filter.
Best Regards,
Timo
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2022 Nov 04 6:54 AM
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Dear Timo,
Thank you for the answer. For your question, the non-working days are not always Sat or
Sun, otherwise we would be able to use time rcords filter for Day of Week.
As currently we can't check the next day, would it be any chance to have future roadmap
to add more filter? Ex: check Day Model of the next day, or check working/non-working
day (Planned Hours = 0) of the next day. If there is more filter, I believe it would be really
useful to handle a lot more complex time scenarios.
Best Regards,
Pachara
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 04 7:30 AM
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Dear Pachara,
we are aware that we should close this functional gap, but unfortunately it's not on our
roadmap yet.
Best Regards,
Timo
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Tui_Pachara_Padetpai
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 09 3:57 AM
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Stephen_B
Participant
2022 Nov 16 9:26 AM
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Hi Timo,
We are a conglomerate from the Philippines and still heavily relying on the old SAP HCM
Time Evaluation solution (pcr and schemas) for our employees on positive time. Do you
think the current Succesfactors Time valuation solution robust enough to replace our SAP
Time evaluation? Do you already have customers outside of Germany?
Can you also point me to resources where I can read the roads maps or existing
functionality for Succesfactors Time Evaluation.
Stephen
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Frans_Smolders
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 16 11:45 AM
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The crux is: SFSF Time Management meanwhile is becoming so robust that on a high
level you can't say anymore if it is feasible, or is not feasible. You have to look at the
individual use cases.
Cheers, Frans
Stephen_B
Participant
2022 Nov 16 5:39 PM
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Thanks, Frans.
I have not been keeping abreast with SFSF roadmaps and it's good to know that SAP has
been busy developing a solution akin to SAP Time Management - an area that has been
in limbo since SAP announced that SAP HCM does not figure in theirs plans for the
future. =,(
I've read the article you've linked and I just have a question.
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1. Does SFSF Time Management have or will have a feature similar to the 'Time Wage
Type selection' configuration options in SAP Time Management. To illustrate with an
example below:
We should be able to generate the time value (hours or minutes) for the
following 'time wage types' that will be fed to payroll for valuation:
Time value the employee worked OT for the first 2 hours and the
succeeding 2 hours - 2 different time wage types since they have
different rate of pay.
Will SFSF have something similar to this i.e. we can also deliver the
requirements via configuration and without resorting to development or code
changes.
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Thanks
Stephen
Frans_Smolders
Product and Topic Expert
2022 Nov 17 7:41 AM
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Hi Stephen, yes this should be possible. In this blog you find how time valuation for night
shifts works and how we can differentiate premiums for different segments:
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2021/ Hope this helps? Cheers, Frans
Prasitw
Explorer
2022 Dec 16 10:16 AM
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Hi Timo,
I feel thankful for this your article to explain about time valuation help me to understand
and clearly about this so much.
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Prasit Watthana.
Sanjayt
Explorer
2023 Jan 06 8:32 PM
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Hi timo.biedenbender
Is there anyway a clock in/clock out employee can apply for an absence outside planned
working hours. Currently employees get the below error when they apply for a leave
outside absence hours. "Please enter a start and an end time that falls within the
planned working time".
This is required because employees work on flexible schedule even though there is a
fixed planned working time on day model. Could you please advise if there is any
workaround.
Thank you,
Sanjay
parthu6
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2023 Jan 20 10:29 AM
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Hi timo.biedenbender,
Thanks,
Parthu
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2023 Mar 05 6:08 PM
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Hi All,
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 Mar 06 5:40 AM
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Hi Faisal,
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the Time Valuation itself and the major part of their functionality is part covered by the EC
subscription.
New features of the Time Valuation (e.g. cross midnight for attendances, latecomer
detection, rest period determination) are (or will be in future release) only available with
the Time Tracking subscription. The configuration for these functionalities is only possible
when Time Tracking is enabled.
Best Regards,
Timo
rderaser
Discoverer
2023 Mar 16 6:58 AM
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Hi Timo,
I got questions regarding the time valuation trace: I am struggling to understand the
sequence of the trace compared to the sequence of time valuations in the time recording
profile. Coming from the SAP HCM time management world, I am probably used to the
readibility of the schema.
Is there an explanation on why the time valuation is sequenced the way it is? Or do I
always need to search for content that I am looking for?
Michael
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arrouth
Participant
2023 Mar 17 6:06 AM
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Product and Topic Expert
2023 Mar 17 7:00 AM
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Hi Michael,
The sequence of the trace is essentially due to the fact that the order of processing the
Time Valuations is determined by the Time Valuation Engine during the runtime. The
order of the Time Valuations in the Time Recording Profile has no impact on the
processing order.
We are aware, that it could be difficult to use the trace when you want to analyze how a
certain Time Type Group was calculated. We are thinking of an enhancement, that the
calculation of a selected Time Type Group can be shown/explained in the trace in the
processing order. This is not on the road map, yet.
Best Regards,
Timo
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2023 Mar 17 9:00 PM
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Hi Timo,
thanks for your reply! I think such an enhancement would be really helpful!
Is there any source of information where I can learn about the details of how the engine
works? E.g. I saw a SAP note recently that said "The time valuation starts its process on
all time type groups that are marked relevant for UI or for payroll."
Information like that would probably make it easier to understand the approach.
Michael
clumbert
Contributor
2023 Mar 22 7:58 PM
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Thanks for asking this question Michael. I have been struggling with the same issue. In
some of the more simple Time Valuations, I have been able to follow it, but when they
start getting complex, it is really difficult to understand. It is especially difficult when I am
supporting a Time Recording Profile that I did not build, so I don't know the background
of why things were set up the way they are.
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I would love to see the enhancement, but agree that an understanding of the processing
order would be helpful.
Thanks,
Cindy
danneu
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2023 Apr 26 9:44 AM
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Hi Timo,
Best regards,
Daniel
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2023 Apr 28 11:52 AM
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Hi Daniel,
For clock time recorders the clock times are considered as well by this valuation type.
When the threshold is reached within a record in a Time Type Group this Time Type
Group is split into two.
If you configured a Time Valuation of this type with threshold 10 hours, and there is a
record in the Time Type Group from 5:00 PM to 7 PM and the threshold is reached at
6:00 PM, the time frame from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM will be booked to the Time Type
Group Below and the time frame from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM will be booked to the Time
Type Group Above.
Best Regards,
Timo
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Participant
2023 Apr 28 5:44 PM
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Hi timo.biedenbender
Are the alert notification Business rule assigned under the "Post Save Rules " section of
the object definition: 'Time Valuvation".
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Alert 1: The working time per day exceeds 10 hours (8 regular hours + 2 hrs
overtime)
Alert 2: The working time per week exceeds 50 hours (40 regular hours + 10 hrs
overtime).
Prior to creating this alerts, I have configured the Time Valuations per day and per week
and assigned on the Time Recroding profile.
Could you please share a sample business rule for one of the scenarios above?
Best Regards,
Chiru
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TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 May 02 5:54 AM
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Hi Chiru,
for me these requirements look like typical requirements for our Time Valuation and not
for business rules. I recommend setting up Time Valuations in your time recording profile.
If you've the regular hours in one Time Type Group, and the overtime hours in a second
Time Type Group, you can create a Time Valuation of type "Aggregate Input Groups and
Split".
These Time Type Groups are used as Input Time Type Groups of this Time Valuation.
If you configure Threshold Type as "Fixed Value" and Threshold Value as 10, all the hours
above ten hours would be transferred to the Time Type Group Above.
With help of the "Message Flag", you can raise an alert on the Time Type Group Above.
Best Regards,
Timo
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2023 May 02 9:11 AM
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Hi timo.biedenbender
Thank you for your comments, the infomration above answers my question to some
extent.
I have already set up the Time Valuation as suggested above and the user gets the
'Message Text' as a pop up within the 'Time Sheet UI' depending on the 'Message Type' =
'Error'/'Alert and warning'.
But here the employee is allowed to record more than 10 hours per day, (Message Type
= 'Alert and Warning'), but the Manager/HR should get an alert notification email, each
time the employee books/records more than 10 hours per day.
Is it possible via 'Post Save' business rule under 'Time Valuation' mdf object or from 'Time
Valuation' itself or from 'Validation Rules' section under the respective 'Time Recording
Profile' or from somwehere else within the configuration?
Best Regards,
Chiru
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Former Member
2023 Jun 28 4:30 PM
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Hello, very good blog, I would like to know if it is possible through the integration center
to send absences based on time collectors of the clock in and clock out (the difference
between the planned time vs the registered one), I ask since I did some tests but it
seems that integration center does not accept the start and end time, otherwise it sends
the absence with a duration equal to the planned time.
parthasarathy
Explorer
2023 Jul 12 5:57 AM
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Dear Timo,
As per our current understanding, Time Off and Time Valuation is still considered as part
of EC license subscription. Can you please advise if there is any latest update/ future
roadmap from SAP, to consider Time Off & Time Valuation- as part of separate license
and not included as part of EC license?
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2023 Aug 28 1:23 AM
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Hello timo.biedenbender
This is a fantastic blog and fills up much of the Gap which we were seeking for. Wish that
this type of content gets in the standard Implementation Guides also and makes all our
lives easier :).
However, I do have one query though - with valuation type "Difference between
threshold and Input" - it does not matter whether I choose valuation per day or valuation
per week, the result is always shown for the whole week.
As in your example, if you don't apply anything for Day 4 to Day 7, then the Time type
above group will have an output of 0 + 2 - 1 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 = -31 Hours even through we
have selected Valuation method as "Valuate per day".
My question is then how can we valuate per day and store in a Time type group per day?
Ishant Dua
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2023 Aug 29 10:36 AM
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Hello iamishantdua3112
The main difference between these different Valuation Methods is, that the values of
Time Type Groups and Fixed Values are processed daily or aggregated for a complete
week / time sheet. The result is stored daily in the Time Type Group Above and Time Type
Group Below independently of the selected Valuation Method.
In the following example, recorded overtime is split with a fixed threshold of 5. One Time
Valuation uses the Valuation Method "Valuate Per Day", the other one uses the Valuation
Method "Valuate Whole Sheet".
Time Valuation "Valuate Per Day": Difference OT - Threshold 5 --> Time Type Group
"Diff OT-5 Daily"
Time Valuation "Valuate Whole Sheet": Difference OT - Threshold 5 --> Time Type
Group "Diff OT-5 Weekly"
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Best Regards,
Timo
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Hi,
It is possible to configure a valuation rule to raise a message if break time was not
clocked by the employee?
Thanks,
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 Sep 01 12:53 PM
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Hi mihai.vasile
For this, you need to separate the time type for generated breaks, which is configured as
the Main Break Time Type in the Time Profile, from the time type for manually recorded
breaks.
The Main Break Time Type must not be enabled for ESS, so that an employee can’t
record breaks using this Time Type. This Time Type is used for generated breaks and for
import of breaks via External Time Data. Recorded breaks need to be recorded with a
separate, ESS enabled, Time Type. Both Time Type group need to result in separate Time
Type Groups, which can be processed by our Time Valuation Engine.
A Time Valuation of valuation type "Compare Threshold with Comparison Group to Route
Input" can check if the duration of recorded breaks in the Time Type Group, that includes
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the Time Type for recorded breaks, is greater than 0. If this condition isn't fulfilled, the
Input Time Type Group is routed to the Time Type Group Below. As a last step, you can
raise an alert on the Time Type Group Below. This alert is shown in the Time Sheet UI
and in the Admin Alerts UT.
There’s one last challenge. We need an Input Time Type Group that has always a value.
We can create an additional Time Valuation, which uses the valuation type "Create Time
Record" for this. This valuation type is only available when Time Tracking is enabled.
Otherwise, the described configuration needs to be adapted.
It might be necessary to aggregate both Time Type Groups in one single Time Type
Groups for further calculations in the Time Recording Profile.
When breaks aren't recorded with a Time Type, but arise because of gaps in recorded
working time, another configuration is needed. This might be when employees clock in
and out at time terminals. In such cases, a gap can result when an employee clocks in at
7:00 AM, clocks out at 12:00 PM and clocks in again at 1:00 PM. The gap from 12:00 PM
to 1:00 PM can be considered as a break, as well. For this, the documentation for
determination of rest period can help. The described configuration must be adapted. For
the rest period determination, features are used which are only available when Time
Tracking is enabled.
Best Regards,
Timo
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I have one more question/scenario. One of my clients has the following scenario: The
manager records an overtime request for the employee of 2 - 3 hours. Then the
employee clocks the normal hours then he clocks the overtime separately by using a
specific Time event type "Overtime".
It is possible to somehow create a valuation rule forcing the employee to clock the
Overtime by using the Time event type "Overtime" only during the time frame specified
by the Overtime request (Overtime request is a time type with Classification Extra)
More to the point if the employee haze the Overtime request from 17:00 to 19:00 the
clock overtime should be used only during that interval.
It is possible?
Best regards,
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 Sep 15 8:44 AM
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Hi mihai.vasile
If you want to check the recorded overtime against the exact time of the overtime
request, this should be possible using a time valuation of the valuation type "Deduct
Group from Input Groups".
The borderline case, if a recording partially outside the overtime request is allowed (e.g.
the recording is starting before the start of the overtime request and ends within the
overtime request), the described approach needs to be adapted.
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Create a Time Type Group that only contains the Time Type Overtime, which is
used by the employees for recording this special kind of overtime.
Use this Time Type Group as the Input Time Group for the Time Valuation of type
"Deduct Group from Input Groups".
Configure as the Deduction Group, the Time Type Group that contains the Extra
Time Type used for the overtime request.
Use a Time Type Group Above that will be filled with recorded overtime outside the
overtime request. This Time Type Group is a kind of dummy, because the value is
only used for raising an error.
When there is overtime recorded outside the overtime request, an error will be
raised by this Time Valuation.
Best Regards,
Timo
mihaivasile
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2023 Sep 15 3:44 PM
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If I can still be bold and ask your opinion on another point :).
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I configured Time Off in Lieu so the overtime done by the employee is accumulated and
is used later to take some time off. The client wants to have a maximum balance of 40
hours per year.
How do I stop the accumulation of hours in the Time Off in Lieu time account type at 40
hours?
Antoine_DeWinte
Explorer
2023 Oct 04 2:18 PM
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Hi Timo,
Nice blog.
I am trying to write a time valuation which gives an error when 'WorkingHours' are
registered.
we have negative clock time for which the workinghours outside the core hours are
stored in the 'Flex Time' time account.
At this moment whatever working hours I register outside the core hours gives an error;
Thanks
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TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 Oct 06 4:53 AM
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Hi antoine.winter
When a certain Time Type is recorded, you want to raise an error? Do you want to raise
this error only when the recording overlaps a certain time frame? Is this time frame
defined by fixed times or is it a segment from the Work Schedule?
Thanks,
Timo
Samo
Explorer
2023 Oct 11 8:03 AM
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Hi Timo,
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This is an excellent blog, thanks a lot for your comprehensive explanation about Time
Evaluation, really appreciate it!
Short question, Is it possible to create a dynamic threshold value for the time valuation, I
would like to adjust it based on the FTE, I mean when an employee is working part time
the overtime will be considered based on the FTE*daily hours as regular time, any value
above should be considered as overtime. Is that possible?
Thanks in advance!
Best regards.
TB
Product and Topic Expert
2023 Oct 13 9:18 AM
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Hi samuel.moran.g,
Currently, we have no access to any job info fields within our Time Valuation.
Since we are aware that this is necessary in many cases, we are working on a solution to
integrate business rules in our Time Valuation. At the moment I cannot say in which
release this feature will be general available.
This new feature should meet your requirement. Such a business rule can get the
scheduled working time as an input, multiply this value by the FTE, and returns the
result. The result is available in a Time Type Group and can be used as a threshold.
Best Regards,
Timo
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WJANPOOM
Discoverer
2023 Dec 01 8:43 AM
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Hi Timo,
How can I create the record from the midnight to start plan?
WJANPOOM
mihaivasile
Discoverer
2023 Dec 17 1:02 PM
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Hi Timo.
I have one let's say strange question. As standard timesheet, UI displays error messages
but when there are multiple errors does not provide the date or day on which the error is
present.
There is any possibility of adding the date in the system text or in the Time Valuation
Message Text?
Best regards,
Mihai
Gaparicio0021
Explorer
2024 May 27 4:53 PM
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Hi Timo.
I am trying to trigger an error message but the system does not allow me, saying that the
time type group is influenced by a time container. It is not possible to trigger a error
message when using time containers?
Thanks,
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