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2742204 - Time Sheet Validation Rule To Restrict One Allowance Entry Per Week

Symptom

How to configure a time sheet validation rule to restrict more than allowance entry to be recorded per week?

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Timesheet

Resolution

1. In Admin Center > Configure Business Rules, create a business rule using Basic rule scenario and then Employee Time Sheet as Base object.

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2. Go to Admin Center > Configure Object Definitions then open 'Employee Time Sheet' object definition. Click on Take Action and assign the rule under Save Rules section then save the changes.

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3. In the sample rule configuration above, system will validate if there are already 2 or more Extra Allowance entries recorded for the time sheet week.

In the example scenario below, allowance entry has already been recorded for January 14. When allowance is recorded on Friday, error message will be displayed to the user upon saving the time sheet in draft or upon submission.

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See Also

Implementing Employee Central Time Sheet

Keywords

Time sheet, Employee Time Sheet, Validation, Rule, Allowance, TMS, EC , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TMS , Time Sheet , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core all versions