Defining Payroll Authorization Objects

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Outline authorizations used for the personnel control record
  • Outline authorizations used to control the posting of payroll results to accounting
  • Outline the authorizations used for the off-cycle workbench

Authorization Object for the Personnel Control Record

The personnel control record authorization object is used by the authorization check for the payroll control record. This check takes place when the control record is displayed using transaction code PA03, or when the control record is maintained. The check also takes place in particular during maintenance using the payroll menu.

Payroll Posting to Accounting

You can use this authorization object to control the actions possible for posting runs.

The following entries are possible in the run type field:

  • AP Posting tax or SI Austria

  • PP Payroll posting

  • TP Posting third-party remittance

  • TR Travel expenses posting

  • ZA Payroll evaluation in South Africa

HR: Posting Document

You use this authorization object to protect actions on posting documents.

Authorization Object for the Off-Cycle Workbench

This authorization object is used during the authorization check for the off-cycle workbench.

Each administrator sees only the off-cycle activities that he or she is authorized to perform.