Configuration of ESS Travel

Management (FI-TV)

Applies to:
SAP Enterprise Portal 7.0, ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 2, SAP_ESS 600 SP12

Summary
This article describes how to configure the ESS Travel Management. ESS Homepage Customization for
Travel Management is done in the Backend System (ECC 6.0 System)
Author(s): Vijay Mohan Gopi
Company: Wipro Ltd
Created on: 01 October 2008

Author Bio

Vijay Mohan Gopi is an ESS Consultant and currently working as a Consultant in Employee Self-Service and
Portal Administration at Wipro Ltd.

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Table of Contents:
Prerequisites: .................................................................................................................... 3
Configuration Steps:......................................................................................................... 3
i) Interface Configuration for Webdynpro Interface in Travel Management: .......... 3
ii) Features Used for Travel (For ESS): ....................................................................... 6
iii)
Webdynpro ABAP Applications:........................................................................ 7
iv)
Roles: ................................................................................................................... 8
v)
SAP Notes Referred:........................................................................................... 8
Related Content:................................................................................................................ 8
Copyright: .......................................................................................................................... 8

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Prerequisites:
i)

ESS BP 600 1.2

ii)

ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 2

iii)

Enterprise Business Function FIN_TRAVEL_1 is activated

iv)

Created a separate system in Enterprise Portal -> System Administration

v)

JCOs for Travel Management in Portal [SAP_R3_TRAVEL, SAP_R3_TRAVEL_METADATA]

Configuration Steps:
i)

Interface Configuration for Webdynpro Interface in Travel Management:

Activate Request/Plan/Expense Report in Travel Manager

Path: IMG ->Financial Accounting(New) ->Travel management -> ESS -> Interface Configuration for
Webdynpro Interface in Travel Management -> Schema and Field Control and select the trip prov variant

1) Set Up Variable Field Control via Feature TRVFD

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3) Schema and Single Field Control for Web Dynpro (For ESS Settings for Travel management go to ->
FITVFELD_WEB Tcode)

Select the CN Trip Provision variant and after that ----

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ii)

Features Used for Travel (For ESS):

Form Variant for Travel Request: TRVFR

YFITP_REQUEST_FORM smart form used for travel request

Form Variant for Travel Planning: TRVFP

Form Variant for Travel Expenses: TRVFE

Travel Expense Report for ESS modifications: ZZPTRV_EXPENSE_FORM Smart Form

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iii)

Webdynpro ABAP Applications:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_02/helpdata/en/46/51dd0698075e3fe1000
0000a11466f/frameset.htm

FITV_POWL_TRIPS My Trips and Expenses

FITV_POWL_ASSISTANT My Employees
FITE_REQUEST Create Travel Request
FITE_REQUEST_DELETE Delete Travel Request
FITP_PROFILE My Travel Profile
FITP_PLANNING Create Travel Plan
FITP_PLAN_CANCEL Cancel/Delete Travel Plan
FITE_EXPENSES Create Expense Report (Create Travel Expense Report)
FITE_EXPENSES_DELETE Delete Expense Report (Delete Travel Expense Report)

FITV_TRIP_FORM Display Forms

FITV_ROUTING Route Planning
FITV_POWL_PERSONALIZATION Personalization
FITV_UNLOCK_PERSNO Unlock Personnel Number

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iv)

Roles:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_02/helpdata/en/73/6bf037f1d6b302e10000009b38f889/fra
meset.htm

SAP_FI_TV_ADVANCE_PAYER
SAP_FI_TV_WEB_APPROVER
SAP_FI_TV_WEB_ASSISTANT
SAP_FI_TV_WEB_TRAVELER
SAP_HR_PT_TIME-ADMINISTRATOR
SAP_WD_CONFIG_ALL

v)

SAP Notes:

Note 1074090 - Travel ESS based on WD4A in ERP6.0 EHPs

Note 1052470 - SAP ERP 6.0 EhP 2 - Business functions and SW components
Note 1052522 - Enhancement Package 2 for SAP ERP 6.0: required Support Pack
Note 1076144 - ESS trips and expenses: Migration from WD Java to WD ABAP
Note 1117562 - ICF services needed for Travel WebDynpro ABAP applications
Note 1090208 - Documentation changes in Travel Management
Note 1088717 - Active services for Web Dynpro ABAP in transaction SICF
Note 1124779 - ESS EHP Deactivate unused POWL queries in Travel Management
Note 0001097631 Create buttons are always visible for traveler work center
Note 0001124779 ESS EHP Deactivate unused POWL queries in Travel Management
Note 1060287 - WD ABAP: Configuration editor: transport handling
Note 1129137 - SAP ERP Enhan. Pk. 2 SP Stacks - Release & Information Note

Related Content:
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et.htm

ii)

http://sdn.sap.com

iii)

http://service.sap.com/tm

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