Infotypes and number ranges for submodules of HR

Infotype: Infotype is an information unit contains logically related fields in a single screen bounded by a time constraint.

n Infotypes are information units in the Human Resources Management system. Groups of related data fields are bundled into infotypes.
Infotypes structure information, facilitate data entry and allow data to be saved for specific periods. Infotypes serve as templates for users to enter data. From a database point of view, infotypes provide a data structure and a set of coherent data records. 

n The infotypes Actions 0000,  Organizational Assignment 0001, Personal Data 0002, and Payroll Status 0003 are prerequisites for entering a personnel or applicant number.

n Save the infotypes at intervals to build up an infotype history. The system stores a validity period for each infotype record. Therefore, several data records usually exist for each infotype of an employee, and each record has a different validity period.

n You use a time constraint to determine how the data records of an infotype react to each other in terms of time.

n Several infotypes have subtypes, which break down information further. For example, technically speaking, the address types for infotype Address 0006 represent the subtypes.

 

 The infotypes are grouped into different number ranges nnnn:
- 0000 – 0999 HR master data
- 1000 – 1999 Personnel Planning
- 2000 – 2999 Time Management
- 4000 – 4999 Recruitment
- 9000 – 9999 Customer-specific enhancements