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SAP ABAP HCM: How to retrieve MOLGA

Class CL_HRPA_MOLGA: This class provides methods to retrieve employee MOLGA through personnel area or employee number. e.g. method READ_MOLGA_BY_PERSA retrieves employee molga through personnel area.

ABAP: ALV using class CL_SALV_TABLE

Here is a sample code to create a simple ALV report.

ABAP: List of useful HCM functions

Here is a list of SAP standard useful HCM functions.
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ABAP HCM Function: Employee hiring/leaving date

HR_HIRING_DATE: Employee hiring date;
HR_LEAVING_DATE: Employee leaving date.

ABAP function to read OM object text

Functions below can be used to read text of OM object, from table HRP1000.

RH_READ_HRP_OBJECT_TEXT

HR_READ_FOREIGN_OBJECT_TEXT

Class to declare container

Classes to declare containers: cl_gui_splitter_container and cl_gui_custom_container.

Class/Function for date computation

Class CL_HRPAD_DATE_COMPUTATIONS.

Use FM DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY: Check if date is valid.

Convert internal date to output format according user’s config

Use FM CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL to convert data from internal format, to user format.

FORM convert_date_format
    USING
      value(p_internal_format)  TYPE datum
    CHANGING
      p_external_format  TYPE char10.
 CLEAR p_external_format.
 CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL'
   EXPORTING
     date_internal            = p_internal_format
   IMPORTING
     date_external            = p_external_format
   EXCEPTIONS
     date_internal_is_invalid = 1
     others                   = 2.
 IF sy-subrc <> 0.
     MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
       WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
   ENDIF.
 ENDFORM.

How to check if date is valid

Have you ever had problems when working with a date value? Use FM DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY to validate if value you have is a valid date.