The function WPBP (Work Place Basic Pay) is a core component of the SAP Payroll schema. Its primary role is to read and prepare fundamental employee master data for the payroll calculation period. It specifically imports data from Infotype 0001 (Organizational Assignment), Infotype 0007 (Planned Working Time), and Infotype 0008 (Basic Pay). The function creates period-specific entries (splits) in the internal WPBP table whenever there is a change in these infotypes, ensuring that payroll is calculated accurately for segments of the period with different organizational, time, or pay data.

C. 0015: Additional Payments (Infotype 0015) are processed later in the payroll schema, typically by the function PRT (Process Recurring Payments/Deductions and Additional Payments).

E. 2001: Absences (Infotype 2001) are processed by time management functions within the payroll schema, such as P2001, and are valued by functions like PAB.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP ERP Central Component

Functions for the Payroll Schema: The official documentation for the WPBP function explicitly states its purpose. It reads data from the infotypes Actions (0000)

Organizational Assignment (0001)

Planned Working Time (0007)

Basic Pay (0008)

and Cost Distribution (0027) to create the work center/basic pay table. This table forms the basis for remuneration. (Accessed under SAP ERP Central Component -> Human Resources -> Payroll -> Payroll -> Tools -> Payroll Driver -> Functions for the Payroll Schema -> WPBP: Read Basic Personal Data).

2. SAP Help Portal

Processing Steps of the Payroll Run: The documentation outlines the sequence of a payroll run. It describes that initial processing involves reading basic data (WPBP) before moving on to processing time data (like absences from IT2001) and then processing recurring and additional payments (like IT0015). This confirms the separation of duties between WPBP and other functions. (Accessed under SAP ERP Central Component -> Human Resources -> Payroll -> Payroll -> The Payroll Process -> Processing Steps of the Payroll Run).

3. Glynn

D.

& De Torres

I. (2009). SAP ERP HCM Payroll. SAP PRESS. Chapter 4

"The Payroll Schema

" details the structure and key functions of the payroll process. It describes the function WPBP and confirms that it processes infotypes 0000

0001

0007

and 0008 to build the basic data for the payroll run. It also explains that other infotypes like 0015 are handled by subsequent functions. (Specific reference: Chapter 4

Section 4.2.2 "Function WPBP").