Course description

Implementing SAP HCM Time Management for SAP S/4HANA is a comprehensive professional training program designed for SAP HCM Consultants, Time Management Consultants, HR Professionals, Payroll Consultants, HRIS Administrators, SAP Functional Consultants, Solution Architects, Digital HR Consultants, and SAP certification candidates.

This learning journey provides complete coverage of SAP HCM Time Management within SAP S/4HANA, enabling learners to configure work schedules, manage attendance and absences, implement time recording, configure leave administration, execute time evaluation, integrate time management with payroll, and support enterprise workforce management processes.

Effective workforce time management is essential for ensuring accurate payroll, legal compliance, employee productivity, and efficient workforce planning.

In this course, learners will progress from SAP HCM Time Management fundamentals to advanced configuration. They will explore employee work schedules, holiday calendars, absence and attendance processing, substitutions, availability management, leave quotas, time recording methods, time evaluation, time wage types, overtime processing, and payroll integration.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to configure, administer, and support complete SAP HCM Time Management solutions for SAP S/4HANA enterprise environments.

Who Should Attend

  • SAP HCM Time Management Consultants
  • SAP HCM Functional Consultants
  • Payroll Consultants
  • HR Professionals
  • HR Administrators
  • HRIS Consultants
  • SAP Functional Analysts
  • SAP Support Consultants
  • SAP Solution Architects
  • Workforce Management Specialists
  • ERP HR Consultants
  • Digital HR Consultants
  • SAP Implementation Consultants
  • Business Analysts
  • SAP Certification Candidates

Skills You Will Gain

  • SAP HCM Time Management
  • Work Schedule Configuration
  • Holiday Calendar Configuration
  • Attendance Management
  • Absence Management
  • Leave Administration
  • Time Recording
  • Time Evaluation
  • Time Wage Types
  • Shift Planning
  • Overtime Processing
  • Workforce Scheduling
  • Payroll Integration
  • SAP S/4HANA HCM
  • Workforce Time Administration

Career Opportunities

  • SAP HCM Time Management Consultant
  • SAP HR Functional Consultant
  • Workforce Management Consultant
  • SAP Payroll & Time Consultant
  • HRIS Consultant
  • SAP HCM Support Consultant
  • HR Technology Consultant
  • SAP Solution Architect
  • ERP HR Consultant
  • Workforce Scheduling Specialist
  • SAP Functional Analyst
  • SAP Implementation Consultant
  • Digital HR Consultant
  • SAP Workforce Administrator
  • SAP Certification Professional

What will i learn?

  • Explain SAP HCM Time Management fundamentals.
  • Configure work schedules and holiday calendars.
  • Manage employee attendance and absences.
  • Configure leave administration.
  • Implement time recording.
  • Configure substitutions and availability.
  • Execute time evaluation.
  • Configure time wage types.
  • Integrate time management with payroll.
  • Troubleshoot time management issues.
  • Support enterprise workforce time management implementations.

Requirements

  • Basic SAP Navigation
  • Human Resources Fundamentals
  • Basic SAP HCM Knowledge
  • Employee Administration Concepts
  • Payroll Fundamentals (Recommended)
  • Computer or Laptop
  • Stable Internet Connection
  • SAP HCM S/4HANA Training System (Recommended)
  • Modern Web Browser

Frequently asked question

SAP HCM Time Management is the SAP module used to manage employee working hours, attendance, absences, leave quotas, work schedules, overtime, and time evaluation while integrating with payroll processing.

Yes. The course covers daily work schedules, period work schedules, shift planning, work schedule rules, and holiday calendar configuration.

Yes. You'll learn leave administration, absence quotas, quota generation, absence valuation, and leave processing for enterprise HR operations.

Yes. The course includes configuring and executing SAP Time Evaluation, processing employee attendance data, overtime calculations, and time wage types.

Yes. You'll configure attendance recording, attendance types, substitutions, availability, and employee work schedules.

Yes. The course explains how SAP HCM Time Management integrates with SAP Payroll for wage calculation, overtime, and payroll processing.

Yes. Learners will configure work schedule rules, shift schedules, break schedules, and workforce planning scenarios.

You will be able to configure, administer, troubleshoot, and support enterprise SAP HCM Time Management implementations integrated with SAP Payroll and SAP S/4HANA HR processes.

  • Lesson 01 00:00:00
    Module 1 Overview

    This module introduces the core business processes of SAP HCM Time Management in SAP S/4HANA. Learners will understand workforce time management concepts, work schedules, attendance and absence management, leave administration, substitutions, availability, and integration with payroll and other SAP HCM components.

    What You Will Learn

    • Explain SAP HCM Time Management fundamentals.
    • Understand workforce time management processes.
    • Configure employee work schedules.
    • Manage attendance and absences.
    • Configure leave administration.
    • Understand substitutions and availability.
    • Integrate time management with payroll.
    • Analyze enterprise time management processes.

    Units in This Module

    • Unit 1: Introducing SAP HCM Time Management
    • Unit 2: Understanding Work Schedules
    • Unit 3: Configuring Holiday Calendars
    • Unit 4: Managing Employee Attendance
    • Unit 5: Managing Employee Absences
    • Unit 6: Configuring Leave Administration
    • Unit 7: Managing Substitutions and Availability
    • Unit 8: Integrating Time Management with Payroll
    • Unit 9: Reviewing Enterprise Time Management Best Practices
  • Lesson 02 00:00:00
    1.1 Introducing SAP HCM Time Management

    This unit introduces SAP HCM Time Management and explains its role in workforce scheduling, attendance recording, leave management, payroll integration, and enterprise HR operations. Learners will understand how time management supports workforce productivity and compliance.

    Key Topics

    • SAP HCM Time Management
    • Workforce Management
    • Employee Time Management
    • HR Processes
    • SAP S/4HANA
    • Time Administration
    • Enterprise HR
    • Digital HR
  • Lesson 03 00:00:00
    1.2 Understanding Work Schedules

    This unit explains work schedule concepts, including daily work schedules, period work schedules, work schedule rules, and employee shift planning used to manage workforce availability.

    Key Topics

    • Work Schedules
    • Daily Work Schedule
    • Period Work Schedule
    • Work Schedule Rules
    • Shift Planning
    • Employee Scheduling
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Planning
  • Lesson 04 00:00:00
    1.3 Configuring Holiday Calendars

    This unit introduces holiday calendars, public holidays, factory calendars, and calendar assignments that influence employee attendance, leave management, and payroll calculations.

    Key Topics

    • Holiday Calendar
    • Factory Calendar
    • Public Holidays
    • Calendar Assignment
    • Enterprise Calendar
    • Leave Planning
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Scheduling
  • Lesson 05 00:00:00
    1.4 Managing Employee Attendance

    This unit explains attendance management, including attendance recording, attendance types, working hours, overtime eligibility, and attendance-related payroll integration.

    Key Topics

    • Attendance Management
    • Attendance Recording
    • Working Hours
    • Attendance Types
    • Time Recording
    • Payroll Integration
    • SAP Time Management
    • Workforce Administration
  • Lesson 06 00:00:00
    1.5 Managing Employee Absences

    This unit introduces absence management, enabling learners to configure employee leave, sickness, unpaid leave, and other absence categories while maintaining accurate workforce records.

    Key Topics

    • Absence Management
    • Leave Administration
    • Sick Leave
    • Vacation
    • Unpaid Leave
    • Employee Absence
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Management
  • Lesson 07 00:00:00
    1.6 Configuring Leave Administration

    This unit focuses on leave administration, including leave quotas, leave entitlement, leave requests, quota generation, and absence management policies.

    Key Topics

    • Leave Administration
    • Leave Quotas
    • Leave Entitlement
    • Leave Requests
    • Quota Generation
    • Employee Leave
    • SAP HCM
    • HR Administration
  • Lesson 08 00:00:00
    1.7 Managing Substitutions and Availability

    This unit explains substitutions, employee availability, temporary schedule changes, and workforce planning scenarios required to support operational continuity.

    Key Topics

    • Substitutions
    • Employee Availability
    • Temporary Assignments
    • Workforce Planning
    • Shift Replacement
    • Scheduling
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Management
  • Lesson 09 00:00:00
    1.8 Integrating Time Management with Payroll

    This unit explains how attendance, absences, overtime, leave balances, and time wage types are transferred to SAP Payroll for employee compensation calculations.

    Key Topics

    • Payroll Integration
    • Time Wage Types
    • Overtime
    • Attendance
    • Payroll Processing
    • SAP Payroll
    • SAP Time Management
    • Employee Compensation
  • Lesson 10 00:00:00
    1.9 Reviewing Enterprise Time Management Best Practices

    This unit introduces best practices for enterprise time management, workforce scheduling, leave administration, compliance, and HR governance within SAP S/4HANA.

    Key Topics

    • Best Practices
    • Workforce Governance
    • Compliance
    • HR Policies
    • Workforce Scheduling
    • Enterprise HR
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Administration

  • Lesson 01 00:00:00
    Module 2 Overview

    This module provides comprehensive knowledge of SAP HCM Time Management Configuration. Learners will configure work schedules, holiday calendars, attendance and absence types, quota generation, substitutions, time recording, and workforce scheduling required for enterprise HR implementations.

    What You Will Learn

    • Configure work schedule rules.
    • Configure holiday calendars.
    • Configure attendance and absence types.
    • Configure leave quotas.
    • Configure substitutions.
    • Configure availability.
    • Configure time recording.
    • Manage enterprise workforce scheduling.

    Units in This Module

    • Unit 1: Configuring Work Schedule Rules
    • Unit 2: Configuring Holiday Calendars
    • Unit 3: Configuring Attendance Types
    • Unit 4: Configuring Absence Types
    • Unit 5: Configuring Leave Quotas
    • Unit 6: Configuring Substitutions
    • Unit 7: Configuring Availability
    • Unit 8: Configuring Time Recording
    • Unit 9: Managing Work Schedules
  • Lesson 02 00:00:00
    2.1 Configuring Work Schedule Rules

    This unit explains how to configure work schedule rules that determine employee working patterns, shift rotations, planned working time, and scheduling policies in SAP HCM Time Management.

    Key Topics

    • Work Schedule Rules
    • Shift Planning
    • Planned Working Time
    • Employee Scheduling
    • Workforce Planning
    • Time Management Configuration
    • SAP HCM
    • HR Administration
  • Lesson 03 00:00:00
    2.2 Configuring Holiday Calendars

    This unit explains how to configure Holiday Calendars and Factory Calendars used to determine employee working days, public holidays, and scheduling rules. Learners will understand how calendars influence attendance, leave processing, and payroll calculations.

    Key Topics

    • Holiday Calendar
    • Factory Calendar
    • Public Holidays
    • Calendar Configuration
    • Holiday Classes
    • Calendar Assignment
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Planning
  • Lesson 04 00:00:00
    2.3 Configuring Attendance Types

    This unit introduces attendance configuration, including attendance types, attendance recording methods, overtime eligibility, and attendance validation required for enterprise workforce management.

    Key Topics

    • Attendance Types
    • Attendance Recording
    • Working Hours
    • Overtime
    • Time Recording
    • Attendance Validation
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Management
  • Lesson 05 00:00:00
    2.4 Configuring Absence Types

    This unit explains how to configure absence types for vacation, sick leave, maternity leave, unpaid leave, and other employee absences while ensuring compliance with organizational HR policies.

    Key Topics

    • Absence Types
    • Vacation Leave
    • Sick Leave
    • Maternity Leave
    • Unpaid Leave
    • Employee Absence
    • SAP HCM
    • HR Administration
  • Lesson 06 00:00:00
    2.5 Configuring Leave Quotas

    This unit focuses on configuring leave quotas, quota generation, leave entitlement, accrual rules, and quota deduction methods for enterprise leave administration.

    Key Topics

    • Leave Quotas
    • Leave Entitlement
    • Quota Generation
    • Quota Deduction
    • Leave Accrual
    • Employee Leave
    • SAP HCM
    • Leave Administration
  • Lesson 07 00:00:00
    2.6 Configuring Substitutions

    This unit explains substitution management, allowing organizations to assign temporary work schedule changes, replacement employees, and alternate work patterns for operational continuity.

    Key Topics

    • Substitutions
    • Temporary Assignment
    • Shift Replacement
    • Employee Availability
    • Workforce Scheduling
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Management
    • HR Administration
  • Lesson 08 00:00:00
    2.7 Configuring Availability

    This unit introduces employee availability management, enabling organizations to define employee availability periods, work restrictions, flexible schedules, and workforce planning requirements.

    Key Topics

    • Employee Availability
    • Availability Planning
    • Flexible Scheduling
    • Workforce Planning
    • Shift Availability
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Administration
    • Employee Scheduling
  • Lesson 09 00:00:00
    2.8 Configuring Time Recording

    This unit explains time recording methods within SAP HCM, including positive time recording, negative time recording, clock-in/clock-out processes, and manual attendance entry.

    Key Topics

    • Time Recording
    • Positive Time Recording
    • Negative Time Recording
    • Clock-In
    • Clock-Out
    • Attendance Capture
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Management
  • Lesson 10 00:00:00
    2.9 Managing Work Schedules

    This unit demonstrates how to create, maintain, and optimize work schedules for different employee groups, departments, and shift patterns while supporting operational efficiency.

    Key Topics

    • Work Schedule
    • Shift Rotation
    • Employee Groups
    • Planned Working Time
    • Workforce Scheduling
    • SAP HCM
    • Shift Management
    • Time Administration

  • Lesson 01 00:00:00
    Module 3 Overview

    This module provides advanced knowledge of SAP HCM Time Evaluation and Payroll Integration. Learners will configure time evaluation schemas, process employee attendance and absences, generate time wage types, calculate overtime, and integrate workforce time data with SAP Payroll.

    What You Will Learn

    • Configure Time Evaluation.
    • Process employee attendance and absences.
    • Generate Time Wage Types.
    • Configure overtime processing.
    • Execute Time Evaluation runs.
    • Analyze Time Evaluation results.
    • Integrate Time Management with SAP Payroll.
    • Troubleshoot time evaluation issues.

    Units in This Module

    • Unit 1: Understanding Time Evaluation
    • Unit 2: Configuring Time Evaluation Schemas
    • Unit 3: Processing Attendance and Absences
    • Unit 4: Generating Time Wage Types
    • Unit 5: Configuring Overtime Processing
    • Unit 6: Executing Time Evaluation Runs
    • Unit 7: Reviewing Time Evaluation Results
    • Unit 8: Integrating Time Management with Payroll
    • Unit 9: Troubleshooting Time Evaluation
    • Unit 10: Applying Enterprise Time Management Best Practices
  • Lesson 02 00:00:00
    3.1 Understanding Time Evaluation

    This unit introduces SAP Time Evaluation, explaining how employee attendance, absences, overtime, and work schedules are processed to calculate payable time and generate payroll-relevant data.

    Key Topics

    • Time Evaluation
    • Attendance Processing
    • Absence Processing
    • Time Calculation
    • Work Schedule Processing
    • SAP Time Management
    • SAP HCM
    • Payroll Integration
  • Lesson 03 00:00:00
    3.2 Configuring Time Evaluation Schemas

    This unit explains Time Evaluation Schemas, including schema structure, processing logic, functions, operations, and customization required to meet organizational time management requirements.

    Key Topics

    • Time Evaluation Schema
    • Schema Configuration
    • Time Functions
    • Time Operations
    • Schema Processing
    • SAP Configuration
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Management
  • Lesson 04 00:00:00
    3.3 Processing Attendance and Absences

    This unit focuses on processing employee attendance and absences during Time Evaluation, ensuring accurate working time calculations and compliance with organizational policies.

    Key Topics

    • Attendance Processing
    • Absence Processing
    • Working Time
    • Leave Processing
    • Time Evaluation
    • Workforce Management
    • SAP HCM
    • Employee Scheduling
  • Lesson 05 00:00:00
    3.4 Generating Time Wage Types

    This unit explains how Time Wage Types are generated from employee attendance, absences, overtime, shift premiums, and time evaluation results. Learners will understand how these wage types are transferred to SAP Payroll for salary calculation.

    Key Topics

    • Time Wage Types
    • Wage Type Generation
    • Payroll Integration
    • Attendance Wage Types
    • Overtime Wage Types
    • Shift Premiums
    • SAP Payroll
    • SAP HCM
  • Lesson 06 00:00:00
    3.5 Configuring Overtime Processing

    This unit introduces overtime processing in SAP HCM Time Management. Learners will configure overtime rules, overtime valuation, premium calculations, and payroll integration for extra working hours.

    Key Topics

    • Overtime
    • Overtime Rules
    • Premium Pay
    • Extra Working Hours
    • Time Evaluation
    • Payroll Processing
    • SAP Time Management
    • Workforce Scheduling
  • Lesson 07 00:00:00
    3.6 Executing Time Evaluation Runs

    This unit explains how to execute Time Evaluation runs, validate employee time records, process attendance and absences, and generate payroll-relevant time results.

    Key Topics

    • Time Evaluation Run
    • Time Processing
    • Attendance Validation
    • Payroll Preparation
    • Employee Time Records
    • SAP Time Evaluation
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Administration
  • Lesson 08 00:00:00
    3.7 Reviewing Time Evaluation Results

    This unit demonstrates how to review Time Evaluation results, analyze generated time wage types, verify overtime calculations, and validate employee working time records.

    Key Topics

    • Time Evaluation Results
    • Time Wage Types
    • Overtime Analysis
    • Employee Time Records
    • Payroll Validation
    • SAP Reports
    • SAP HCM
    • Workforce Analytics
  • Lesson 09 00:00:00
    3.8 Integrating Time Management with Payroll

    This unit explains how SAP HCM Time Management integrates with SAP Payroll by transferring attendance, absences, overtime, and generated time wage types for payroll processing.

    Key Topics

    • Payroll Integration
    • Time Wage Types
    • Attendance Integration
    • Absence Integration
    • Payroll Processing
    • SAP Payroll
    • SAP HCM
    • Employee Compensation
  • Lesson 10 00:00:00
    3.9 Troubleshooting Time Evaluation

    This unit focuses on identifying and resolving common Time Evaluation issues, including missing time records, schema errors, overtime discrepancies, and payroll integration problems.

    Key Topics

    • Time Evaluation Errors
    • Troubleshooting
    • Payroll Integration Errors
    • Time Validation
    • SAP Logs
    • Time Records
    • SAP HCM
    • Error Resolution
  • Lesson 11 00:00:00
    3.10 Applying Enterprise Time Management Best Practices

    This unit introduces enterprise best practices for SAP HCM Time Management, including governance, workforce scheduling, compliance, optimization, and continuous improvement strategies.

    Key Topics

    • Best Practices
    • Workforce Governance
    • Compliance
    • Workforce Optimization
    • HR Policies
    • Enterprise Scheduling
    • SAP HCM
    • Time Administration

  • Lesson 01 00:00:00
    Hands-on Practical Exercises

    Throughout this course, learners will complete practical exercises using SAP HCM Time Management for SAP S/4HANA to configure, execute, and manage enterprise workforce time management processes.

    Participants will perform the following exercises:

    • Configure work schedule rules.
    • Create holiday calendars.
    • Configure attendance types.
    • Configure absence types.
    • Generate leave quotas.
    • Configure substitutions.
    • Manage employee availability.
    • Configure time recording methods.
    • Create work schedules.
    • Configure Time Evaluation schemas.
    • Process attendance and absences.
    • Generate Time Wage Types.
    • Configure overtime rules.
    • Execute Time Evaluation runs.
    • Validate Time Evaluation results.
    • Integrate Time Management with SAP Payroll.
    • Troubleshoot Time Evaluation issues.
    • Generate workforce time reports.
    • Validate payroll-relevant time data.
    • Perform end-to-end workforce time management testing.
  • Lesson 02 00:00:00
    Enterprise SAP HCM Time Management Implementation Project

    Implementing Enterprise Workforce Time Management

    In this capstone project, learners will implement a complete SAP HCM Time Management solution for a fictional enterprise with multiple departments, shift patterns, attendance policies, and payroll integration requirements.

    The project simulates a real-world workforce time management implementation covering work schedules, holiday calendars, leave management, attendance processing, time evaluation, overtime, and payroll integration.

    Phase 1 – Workforce Time Foundation

    Configure:

    • Enterprise Work Schedule Rules
    • Holiday Calendars
    • Factory Calendars
    • Employee Work Schedules
    • Attendance Types
    • Absence Types

    Phase 2 – Leave & Attendance Management

    Implement:

    • Leave Quotas
    • Leave Accrual Rules
    • Attendance Recording
    • Substitutions
    • Employee Availability
    • Workforce Scheduling

    Phase 3 – Time Evaluation

    Configure:

    • Time Evaluation Schemas
    • Time Recording
    • Attendance Processing
    • Absence Processing
    • Overtime Processing
    • Time Wage Types

    Phase 4 – Payroll Integration & Optimization

    Implement:

    • Payroll Integration
    • Time Wage Type Transfer
    • Payroll Validation
    • Workforce Time Reports
    • Time Evaluation Testing
    • Final System Validation

    Expected Project Outcome

    Upon successful completion of this project, learners will be able to:

    • Configure SAP HCM Time Management.
    • Design work schedules and holiday calendars.
    • Manage attendance and absences.
    • Configure leave administration.
    • Execute Time Evaluation.
    • Generate payroll-relevant Time Wage Types.
    • Configure overtime processing.
    • Integrate SAP Time Management with SAP Payroll.
    • Troubleshoot workforce time management issues.
    • Deliver enterprise-ready SAP HCM Time Management solutions.

Jittesh Purrohit

Lectures

33

Skill level

Advanced

Expiry period

Lifetime

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