2471088 - How to identify whether the time recording was created manually or generated by system or imported, and how to find the external code of the External Time Data if it is imported ?

This KBA explains how to identify whether the time recording was created manually or generated by system or imported via External Time Data object.
This KBA also explains how to figure out the external code of the External Time Data, if the time recording was imported via External Time Data.

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• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Time Sheet
• SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking

From the Time Sheet UI, you can easily identify whether the time recording was created manually from UI or not. This is consistent for both Legacy Week and Flexible Period Time Sheets.
The little person icon indicates this recording was enterred manually. Otherwise, the time recording was either generated by the system or imported via External Time Data (including from paired CICO time events). 

To tell whether the time recording was generated or imported, the following ways can be followed.

• For Legacy Week time sheets
• The Time Record Origin field in Employee Time object saves how the corresponding entry was generated.
• "Time Sheet Generation" indicates corresponding entry is generated by system.
• "Time Sheet Import" indicates corresponding entry is imported.
• Blank indicates the corresponding entry is manually created.
• You can check the value on this field by steps as below, under the precondition that the field timeRecordOrigin of EmployeeTime object is set as Visibility = Read Only at least to be able to view this field.
1. Go to Manage Data
2. Search for the Employee Time Sheet with the external code retrieved from Trace button on the Time Sheet UI
3. Navigate to the Employee Time Sheet Entry section and click on the Details link associated with the corresponding entry
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the popup and click on View Employee Time icon associated with the Employee Time field
5. Check the value in field of 'Time Record Origin'. 
   
• You can find the external code of the External Time Data from the External Time Code field of Employee Time Sheet Entry object, under the precondition that the field externalTimeCode of EmployeeTimeSheetEntry object is set as Visibility = Read Only at least to be able to view this field.
1. Go to Manage Data
2. Search for the Employee Time Sheet with the external code retrieved from Trace button on the Time Sheet UI
3. Navigate to the Employee Time Sheet Entry section and click on the Details link associated with the corresponding entry
4. Check the value in field of 'External Time Code'.
   
   
   
• For Flexible Period time sheets
• The Time Record Origin field in Time Recording object saves how the corresponding entry was generated.
• "Time Sheet Generation" indicates corresponding entry is generated by system.
• "Time Sheet Import" indicates corresponding entry is imported.
• Blank indicates the corresponding entry is manually created.
• You can check the value on this field by steps as below, under the precondition that the field timeRecordOrigin of Time Recording object is set as Visibility = Read Only at least to be able to view this field.
1. Go to Manage Data
2. Search for the Time Recording object of the particular employee on the particular date.
3. Check the value in the field of "Time Record Origin".
   
• You can find the external code of the External Time Data from the External Time Code field of the Time Recording object, under the precondition that the field externalTimeCode in Time Recording object is set as Visibility = Read Only at least to be able to view this field.
1. Go to Manage Data
2. Search for the Time Recording object of the particular employee on the particular date.
3. Check the value in the field of "External Time Code".
   

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