The LGMST feature is the standard and most flexible method in SAP HCM to propose default values for the Basic Pay infotype (IT0008). The feature's return value is structured to provide the Pay scale type, Pay scale area, and the wage type model. Based on the employee's organizational assignment (e.g., Personnel Area, Employee Group), the feature's decision tree determines the appropriate values. This allows for dynamic and rule-based defaulting when a new IT0008 record is created.

A. Use the table VT510 (TARIF table).

This table defines pay scale groups and levels. It is used for validation after the pay scale type and area have already been determined, not for defaulting them.

B. Use table V001PC (Check Assignment of Pay Scale Structure to Enterprise Structure) if you do NOT use the TARIF feature.

This table assigns a pay scale structure to a personnel subarea. While it can be a fallback, the LGMST feature is the primary, more powerful tool for defaulting these values dynamically.

C. Use table V503 G (Define employee subgroup grouping for primary wage type).

This configuration is used to group employee subgroups for wage type permissibility and other settings, not for defaulting the pay scale structure (type and area) in IT0008.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA

"Default Values for Basic Pay": "The system uses feature LGMST to determine the default values for an employee's basic pay. The return value of the feature determines which pay scale type

pay scale area

and wage type model are used." This document explicitly details the function of the LGMST feature for IT0008.

2. SAP Training Materials

THR12 - Management & Administration I: In the unit on "Personnel Administration

" the section covering "Basic Pay" (Infotype 0008) configuration specifies that the LGMST feature is used to default the pay scale parameters and the wage type model. (e.g.

THR12ENCol18

Unit 5

Lesson: Basic Pay).

3. SAP Knowledge Base Article 2368321 - "Default values for Pay Scale Type and Pay Scale Area in Infotype 0008": This KBA confirms that the LGMST feature is the standard procedure for defaulting the pay scale type and area in the Basic Pay infotype. It outlines the process and the structure of the feature's return value.