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MSS - Reporting - Time Leveling Report

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Trigger:

 Perform this procedure to identify time sheet variances or missing time.

 

Business Process Procedure Overview

 

 Manager Self-Service (MSS), or 'My Staff,' is a single access point for managers to find employee information and perform managerial tasks.

 

MSS users must be designated as a 'Line Supervisor' (B 002) in the organizational structure to access MSS My Staff functions.

 

The Time Leveling Report is located in the 'My Team' Workset in MSS.  Managers will use the Time Leveling Report to supplement the MSS Time Approval process with the following activities:

· Identify employees with missing time

· Identify employees with hours LESS THAN their target hours

· Identify employees with hours MORE THAN their target hours

 

 Managers can view the report output on-line or export the data to Excel.

 

Reference: This report is based on the functionality of transaction CATC in SAP.

 

 

 

  

 

Procedure:

 

 

1. Start all MSS applications by logging on to the BEACON Portal.

BEACON Portal: Log On Screen

2. Update the following required and optional fields:

Field Name

Description

R/O/C

Values

NCID

The NCID is used by all NC State employees to access SAP

R

Enter value in NCID.

Example: zzsapess01

Password

The employee's system password

R

Enter value in Password.

Example: ********

3. Click Log on button.

Information:  After the initial log-on, there will be no additional log-on prompts to access business functions due to Single Sign-On (SSO).

Information:  Note Text After the user is logged on, the business packages and tabs on the main page will vary by the user, depending on their roles and authorizations.  For example, only managers will see a tab on their screen for My Staff (MSS) when they log on to the portal.

Critical:  When using web applications that maintain or create data, always ensure you leave the application (or log off) when you complete work.  This will prevent record locking.

4. After logging on, the user will be defaulted to the BEACON Home Page.

BEACON Portal Home Page

5. Click the My Staff (MSS) tab.

My Work Overview

Information:  MSS users are defaulted to the 'My Work Overview' page.

6. Go to the 'Detailed Navigation' on the left section of the screen.  Navigate to the report by expanding the folders down the tree structure: My Team-->Reporting-->Time Leveling Report.

MSS: Time Leveling Report

7. The 'Selection' part of the report provides the following reporting options:

 

Field

Description

From (date)

The start date for the reporting period. 

Note: The system will default to the current week (Sun - Sat).

To (date)

The end date for the reporting period.

First Day of Week

From the drop-down, select the applicable first day of the week.  

For example, if Sunday is selected, the output will be reported on weeks based on a work week from Sun to Sat.  It is important to select the week based on how the employee enters their time to ensure accurate reporting for Target vs. Actual Recorded time.

Note: The system default is Sunday.

 

8. Enter the date range as noted above, then make the Employee selection(s) to be reported.

Employee Selection

Information:  A list of the manager's Direct Report employees are displayed:

_ To select all employees from the list, click  .

_ To deselect all employees from the list (and make another selection), click .

_ To select one employee, click the employee from the list.

_ To select specific employees from the list, but not all, hold the 'CTRL' key on your keyboard, then click the employees from the list.

9. When all reporting options are selected, click .

Employee Time Leveling Details

10. The following output is displayed in the 'Employee Time Details' section of the report:

 

Column / Field Name

Description

Pers. No.

The personnel number.

Name

The employee name.

From Date

The start date of the period reported.

To Date

The end date of the period reported.

Target

The employee's target hours (per the employee's weekly work schedule).

Recorded

The employee's actual hours recorded in ESS.

Variance

The variance of hours: Target vs. Recorded.

The following color code will display:

· GREEN: No Variance.  The Target and Recorded hours are the same.

· YELLOW: Any variance in hours (Recorded hours are Less Than or More Than the Target hours).

· RED: Missing Time (The recorded hours is zero).

 

Information:  When reporting with multiple records, scroll to the bottom to use the 'Next Page' buttons to display the additional data.

11. To download the report data into a MS Excel spreadsheet, click the link .

Excel Export Pop-Up

Information:  If the above pop-up window displays, click the 'Open' button to complete the export to Excel function.

Excel Export

Tip:  For best results, use the 'Excel Export' function prior to printing.

12. To use the Filter function, enter the filter criteria in the applicable column and click .

Report Filtering

Information:  To remove a filter, delete the data previously entered in the column and click  again.

Reference:  Also see BPP for CATC - Time Leveling.

13. The system task is complete.

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