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MSS Navigation Lesson 2

After completing this lesson you will be able to navigate to different areas in MSS SAP to perform different actions, such as process HR transactionsand generate reports.

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SAP MSS Navigation Overview

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MSS Navigation

• The My Team / Action Initiation on the MSS page is used to initiate an action into the process– When you have completed a

form, it will be entered automatically into the approval process

Navigation: Overview

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MSS Navigation

Navigation: Overview

• General MSS Reports is used to run a report; when completed, you can easily save the report as an Excel spreadsheet

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MSS Navigation

• My Request Status On the Task & Status tab, My Request Status allows you access to all in process and completed forms that you have been involved with.

Navigation: Overview

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Forms

Navigation: Overview

• Before you begin, you must have information ready, such as: – Org Code– Cost Center Code

• To save frustration, delays, and errors, have the Cost Center Code on hand BEFORE opening a form!

* The Cost Center Code can be retrieved from the Employee Organizational Assignment Report or from your Business Unit Finance department

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MSS Navigation

Navigation: Overview

• To view forms, you MUST have:– Adobe Reader 8 as an

absolute minimum; it is strongly recommended that you have Adobe Reader 10 or higher

– All visuals used in this course were captured from Adobe Reader 10• If you are not using version 10,

your results may differ from the graphics shown in this course

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Navigating fromEmployee Self Service

Topic 1

After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the MSS page.

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Navigation

• When you log into SAP MSS you will land on the Employee Self Service (ESS) page

Navigation: Process

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Navigation

• At the top of the page are navigation tabs; your access level will determine the number and titles of tabs available to you

Navigation: Process

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Navigation

• When you first log into SAP MSS, you will see the ESS page; to navigate to MSS, click the Manager Self Service tab

Navigation: Process

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Navigation

• The MSS page contains information on all the actions available to you with a high-level description of each action

Navigation: Process

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Navigation Process Details Pane

Topic 2

After completing this topic, you will be able to sequence the concept behind navigating a process e directly to the action you wish to initiate.

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The gray column is the Detailed Navigation pane, used to navigate to any action within the tab selected– From here, you can

view the SAP MSS Overview, initiate an action to complete a Form or run a General MSS Report

Navigation: Details Pane

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Navigation Process My Team / Action Initiation

Topic 3

After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the My Team / Action Initiation link in the Task and Status tab.

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My Team / Action Initiations

• To initiate a form to process a HR transaction, click My Team/Initiate Action in the Detailed Navigation pane– This will start the

process to select an employee, open a form, complete it, and send it to the proper person in the workflow approval

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• After selecting the My Team / Action Initiation, the list of employees who directly report to you will be displayed

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The Progress Tracker lets you know where you are, what steps you have completed, and what steps still need to be completed as you move through the process

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The Employee Selection allows you to filter employees by selecting an option from the drop-down list: direct employees or all employees in your org structure

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The Display drop-down menu allows you to view different types of information about the employees

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The employee list displayed is based upon the selection you made from the Display drop-down list

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The navigation buttons allow you to navigate backwards (Previous Step) or forward (Select Process) as you work through the form

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My Team / Action Initiations

• Next select an employee from the list

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My Team / Action Initiations

• After selecting the employee from the list, then click Select Process

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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My Team / Action Initiations

• Select Process will advance you to this pop-up box (note where you are on the Progress Tracker )– This page will allow you to

select the form you wish to complete for the employee you selected in the previous step

– This is the list of forms available to you

My Team / Action Initiation: Process

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Opening a Formto Enter Data

Topic 4

After completing this topic, you will be able to open a form to initiate the forms process.

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My Team / Action Initiations

• Select the form from the list that you wish to process– Once you have selected a

form, click Edit to open the form

Open the Form for Editing

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My Team / Action Initiations

• The form you select will open– You can start to complete the

form– The instructions to complete

the form are in the section outlined in red

Open the Form for Editing

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My Team / Action Initiations

• This completes the navigation portion of the My Team / Action Initiation topic– For instruction on the steps to

complete the processing of forms, refer to the lesson titled Forms

List of Forms

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Navigation Process General MSS Report

Topic 5

After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the Reports area of MSS SAP to open a report.

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General MSS Reports

General MSS Report: Overview

• This topic will show you how to navigate to a General MSS Report

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General MSS Reports

• To enter MSS, click the Manager Self Service tab

General MSS Report: Process

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General MSS Reports

• On the MSS tab overview page, the list of General MSS Reports to which you have access is display, along with a high-level description of each

General MSS Report: Process

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General MSS Reports

• From the Detailed Navigation pane, click General MSS Report

General MSS Report: Process

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General MSS Reports

• This is the General MSS Report page

General MSS Report: Process

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Opening aGeneral MSS Report

Topic 6

After completing this topic, you will be able to select and open a report

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General MSS Reports

• Select the Report filter using the radio button

General MSS Report: Process

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General MSS Reports

• Select a report to run from the Report Selection drop-down menu; the the report will open

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General MSS Reports

General MSS Report: Process

• This completes the navigation portion of the General MSS Reports topic; for instruction on the steps to complete running a report, refer to the lesson titled Reports