| # Glossary for People actual machine time A department's total machine time spent on a specific order or a specific project in a given year and period. assignment A task for which hours lines are defined. For example, a weekly recurrent meeting. calculated costs Costs that are calculated using the working hours and the labor rates of employees. Costs are posted from People to other packages in ERP Enterprise. capacity flow An employee's working time or a machine's operating hours spent on planned or actual tasks in a department other than the employee's or machine's default department. Capacity flows occur when: Operations are carried out at a work center other than where they are planned according to the product's routing, for example, in the case of unexpected subcontracting. Employees or machines are assigned to departments other than their default departments. employment The number of regular hours that an employee works per defined period. end date The date on which the employee is scheduled to stop working on a task, an activity, or an assignment. first employment date The date on which the employee joins the organization. fiscal number A social security number that is issued to persons who are employed. It is used by fiscal authorities for tracking the financial transactions of employees. general task A user-defined task that does not contribute or relate to the costs of a specific order or project. In ERP Enterprise, two types of general tasks exist: Indirect Task To be used for indirect hours, such as administration and general meetings, also called overhead. Absence Task To be used for absence hours, such as vacation, illness, or a doctor's visit. hours The time an employee works on a particular task or a machine is used to carry out an operation. hours transaction In People, an entry of the amount of time (in hours) worked by an employee or a machine. labor costs Costs related to tasks performed by employees. Labor costs are based on the employee's labor rate and the number of hours spent on a task or activity. labor time The amount of time spent by an employee on a task or activity. last employment date The date on which the employee leaves the organization. machine costs The costs of using a machine to carry out an operation. operation A step or a series of steps performed by an employee or a machine. registration date The date of registering the time that an employee spends on a specific project or activity. start date The date on which the employee is scheduled to start working on a task, an activity, or an assignment. transaction type The logistic entity type to which an employee's hours are allocated and to which the employee costs must be posted. In ERP Enterprise, hours can be allocated to the following transaction types: General Task Project Project (PCS) Production Order Assembly Order Service Order Work Order working time schedule A schedule used to define the number of working hours per day and distribute these hours according to different labor types. As a result, different labor rates can be used for regular time and overtime. |