With the implementation of Umoja, many common terms currently used in the Organization, and in particular, used in connection with the previous system of record, the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), have been replaced with the SAP language of Umoja. Below are just a few key terms.
- Employee Self-Service (ESS)
is the self-service portal of Umoja used by staff members to maintain personal information, request entitlements, leave, travel, benefits, view approvals, time balances, etc.
- Manager Self Service (MSS)
is a self-service portal in SAP that managers will use to review and approve the requests of supervisees (leave requests, overtime, and compensatory time off.
- ERP Central Component (ECC)
is used by the HR Partner to review, process, and approve transactions related to various types of personnel actions (either initiated by the HR Partner or staff member.
- Infotypes
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also called information types, are sets of related data grouped together according to subject matter and identified by their four-digit key. Infotypes are used to maintain master data in ECC. In the case of Human Resources Management, the infotypes used by HR Partners are related to staff members’ personnel information.
- HR Partner
The HR Partner can also submit requests on behalf of a staff member and in addition the HR Partner has approval rights. However, if an HR Partner submits a request on behalf of a staff member, the request cannot be approved by the same HR Partner. Instead that request will need to be reviewed and approved by a different HR Partner.
The HR Partner role also encompasses the travel administrator role so HR Partners can submit travel requests on behalf of staff members.
- HR Administrator
The HR Administrator has the ability to complete requests in ESS on behalf of the staff member. After the HR administrator enters Umoja on behalf of the staff member, the actual steps to complete such requests are the same as those used by the staff member when making the request themselves.
Click on the Umoja Glossary below to review the complete list of terms.
Some pre-Umoja terms have remained in the Umoja Glossary for historical purposes.
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