Updating the Corporate Data Model

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Update the Corporate Data Model
  • Update the Country-Specific Corporate Data Model 
  • Update MDF-based Foundation Objects
  • Update Country-Specific MDF-based Foundation Objects

Update the Corporate Data Model

Business Case

To be compliant with the future use of Employee Central Payroll in Walldorf, you need to update the field definition for several Foundation Objects.

Steps

  1. Update the corporate data model so that it includes the following configuration:

    HRIS ElementFieldMax-lengthVisibilityLabel
    locationexternalCode20bothCode
    payComponentexternalCode10bothPay Component ID
    eventReasonpayroll-event4bothPayroll Event

Update the Country-Specific Corporate Data Model

Business Case:

With the addition of Walldorf as a location, you need to update or validate so that the address format for the German configuration matches the address form of the state Baden-Württemberg.

Steps

  1. Update the CSF for Corporate data model so that it includes the following configuration:

    Field IdField LabelData TypeMandatoryPicklist ID
    countryCountry/RegionStringYesn/a
    address1StreetStringNon/a
    address2House NumberStringNon/a
    address3DistrictStringNon/a
    address4Care OfStringNon/a
    cityCityStringNon/a
    stateStateStringNoSTATE_DEU
    zip-codePostal codeStringNon/a

Update MDF-based Foundation Objects

Business Case:

To be compliant with the future use of Employee Central Payroll in Walldorf, you need to update the max length of the external codes of several MDF-based foundation objects.

Steps

  1. Update the following Foundation object external codes with the following max lengths:

    Foundation ObjectFieldMax Length
    Company (Legal Entity)externalCode20
    Cost CenterexternalCode20

Update Country-Specific MDF-based Foundation Objects

Business Case:

When opening the clinic in Walldorf, you need to store data about the Clinical roles needed in Germany. You should adjust the appropriate MDF object(s) to store the following additional fields:

Steps

  1. Adjust the CSF Job Classification in Germany with the following configurations. Other values can be left to the default for a new field.

    Field NameData TypeMax LengthVisibilityLabel
    cust_payScaleTypeString256EditablePay Scale Type
    cust_payScaleAreaString256EditablePay Scale Area
    cust_payScaleLevelString256EditablePay Scale Level
    cust_payScaleGroupString256EditablePay Scale Group

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