Interface: HRMS - Functions Version 2023.00

This documentation describes the AbaConnect Interface Functions for the HRMS Application.

General Information

General information about the AbaConnect interface.

AbaConnect Interface Information

Application :	HRMS
Interface Name :	Functions
ID :	FunctionBase ( FunctionBase )
Version :	2023.00
Status:	Productive

Displays the possible import and export features for this interface.

Export / Import Modus

Export :	XML
Import :	XML

Displays additional information for this interface.

Additional Information

Highest field Revision for this interface : 0

Mapping Information

The following displays the Mapping details for this interface.

Mapping Information

Mapping ID :	AbaDefault
Mapping Name :	Functions
Description :

Example AbaConnect XML Structure

The following is an example of an XML Header structure. This information is also visible in an AbaConnect XML Export file, that has been exported via the Abacus AbaConnect User Interface.

AbaConnect XML Struktur

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<AbaConnectContainer>
  <TaskCount>1</TaskCount>
  <Task>
    <Parameter>
      <Application>HRMS</Application>
      <Id>FunctionBase</Id>
      <MapId>AbaDefault</MapId>
      <Version>2023.00</Version>
      
      
      
      <Mandant>7777</Mandant>
    </Parameter>
    <Transaction>
      <Function mode='SAVE'>
          
      </Function>
    </Transaction>
  </Task>
</AbaConnectContainer>

Example AbaConnect Command Line

The following includes examples of AbaConnect Command Line. The AbaConnect Command Line is executed with the abaconnectexportconsole.exe and abaconnectimportconsole.exe programmes. The AbaConnect Command Line must be run direct on the Abacus server. More detailed information about AbaConnect Command Line is available on the Abacus Homepage. The following examples serve as starting point for creating a simple command line.

AbaConnect Command Line

Export :
abaconnectexportconsole.exe "/USRuser" "/PWxxx" "-aHRMS" "-version2023.00" "-M7777" "-acidFunctionBase" "-mapidAbaDefault" "-datamodeXML" "-responseYES" "-responsefileX:\response.xml" "-exportfileX:\data.xml"

Import :
abaconnectimportconsole.exe "/USRuser" "/PWxxx" "-aHRMS" "-version2023.00" "-M7777" "-datamodeXML" "-responseYES" "-responsefileX:\response.xml" "-importfileX:\data.xml"

N.B. : For importing XML data, it is not necessary to specify the Interface ID and Mapping on the Command Line. This information is contained in the XML Import file.

Mapping Structure

The following displays a simplified mapping structure for this interface.
The XML-Element and Parent-Name are always in english. Click on the row to display additional information.

XML Element Name	Field Name	Parent Name	Type	Length	Mandatory
+ Function	Function	-	-	-	No
- FunctionNr	Function number	Function	Number	10	Yes
- FunctionId	Function ID	Function	Text	16	No
+ FunctionTimeAxis	Time axis	Function	-	-	No
+ FunctionDesignationData	Designation	FunctionTimeAxis	-	-	No
- Language	Language	FunctionDesignationData	Text	8	Yes
- Text	Designation	FunctionDesignationData	Text	200	No
- TimeAxisDate	Valid from	FunctionTimeAxis	Date	-	Yes
- Active	Active	FunctionTimeAxis	Boolean	-	No
- Group	Group	FunctionTimeAxis	Number	8	No
- Category	Category	FunctionTimeAxis	Number	8	No
- ExperienceProfile	Experience profile	FunctionTimeAxis	Number	10	No
- ExtendedFields	Extended fields	FunctionTimeAxis	Type[ 15 ]	-	No
+ FunctionSkillAssignments	Evaluation profile	Function	-	-	No
- SkillSubject	Area	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	Yes
- Type	Type	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	Yes
- TimeAxis	Valid from	FunctionSkillAssignments	Date	-	Yes
- Optional	Optional	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	Yes
- Active	Active	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	Yes
- Required	Mandatory criterion	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- DesiredValue	Target value	FunctionSkillAssignments	Number	6	No
- VisibleForFinal	final evaluation visible	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- OptionalForFinal	Final evaluation optional	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- VisibleForEmployee	Employee evaluation visible	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- OptionalForEmployee	Employee evaluation optional	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- VisibleForResponsible	Person responsible evaluation visible	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- OptionalForResponsible	Responsible person evaluation optional	FunctionSkillAssignments	Enum	-	No
- ProfileId	Id of the profile	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	No
+ ProfileIds	Ids of the profiles	FunctionSkillAssignments	-	-	No
- ProfileId	ID of the profile	ProfileIds	GUID	36	No
- ProfileAssignmentId	ID of the profile assignment	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	No
- SkillAssignmentId	ID of the skill assignment	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	No
- SkillHeadId	ID of the skill	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	No
- SkillDetailsId	ID of the skill details	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	No
- PositionAssignmentId	ID of the skill assignment for a function	FunctionSkillAssignments	GUID	36	Yes
+ FunctionReferenceTask	Reference tasks	Function	-	-	No
- TimeAxis	Time axis	FunctionReferenceTask	Date	-	Yes
- TaskId	Task area	FunctionReferenceTask	Number	14	Yes
+ FunctionReferenceTaskText	Task	FunctionReferenceTask	-	-	No
- Language	Language	FunctionReferenceTaskText	Text	6	Yes
- TaskDescription	Tasks	FunctionReferenceTaskText	Text	-1	Yes
- SpecialTask	Special tasks	FunctionReferenceTaskText	Text	-1	Yes
- DesignationFemale	Designation female	FunctionReferenceTaskText	Text	100	No
- DesignationMale	Designation male	FunctionReferenceTaskText	Text	100	No

Field Information

The following is a detailed description of the fields used in this interface.

Function number

XML Element Name:	FunctionNr
Parent Element:	Function

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 10

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "FunctionNr")

Function ID

XML Element Name:	FunctionId
Parent Element:	Function

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 16

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Id")

Time axis

XML Element Name:	FunctionTimeAxis
Parent Element:	Function

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Designation

XML Element Name:	FunctionDesignationData
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Language

XML Element Name:	Language
Parent Element:	FunctionDesignationData

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 8

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Language")

Designation

XML Element Name:	Text
Parent Element:	FunctionDesignationData

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 200

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Text")

Valid from

XML Element Name:	TimeAxisDate
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Datum (2000-03-20)

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "TimeAxisDate")

Active

XML Element Name:	Active
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Boolean (true oder false)

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Active")

Group

XML Element Name:	Group
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 8

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Group")

Category

XML Element Name:	Category
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 8

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Category")

Experience profile

XML Element Name:	ExperienceProfile
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 10

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ExperienceProfile")

Extended fields

XML Element Name:	ExtendedFields
Parent Element:	FunctionTimeAxis

Field Type:

Type[ 15 ]

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Evaluation profile

XML Element Name:	FunctionSkillAssignments
Parent Element:	Function

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Area

XML Element Name:	SkillSubject
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SkillSubject")

Type

XML Element Name:	Type
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Type")

Valid from

XML Element Name:	TimeAxis
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Datum (2000-03-20)

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "TimeAxis")

Optional

XML Element Name:	Optional
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Optional")

Active

XML Element Name:	Active
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Active")

Mandatory criterion

XML Element Name:	Required
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Required")

Target value

XML Element Name:	DesiredValue
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 6

Decimal Places: 4

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "DesiredValue")
The decimal separator for numbers must be represented with a point, as defined by the XML standards from W3C.

final evaluation visible

XML Element Name:	VisibleForFinal
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "VisibleForFinal")

Final evaluation optional

XML Element Name:	OptionalForFinal
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "OptionalForFinal")

Employee evaluation visible

XML Element Name:	VisibleForEmployee
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "VisibleForEmployee")

Employee evaluation optional

XML Element Name:	OptionalForEmployee
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "OptionalForEmployee")

Person responsible evaluation visible

XML Element Name:	VisibleForResponsible
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "VisibleForResponsible")

Responsible person evaluation optional

XML Element Name:	OptionalForResponsible
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Enum

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "OptionalForResponsible")

Id of the profile

XML Element Name:	ProfileId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ProfileId")

Ids of the profiles

XML Element Name:	ProfileIds
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

Array List

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 999

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ProfileIds")

ID of the profile

XML Element Name:	ProfileId
Parent Element:	ProfileIds

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ProfileId")

ID of the profile assignment

XML Element Name:	ProfileAssignmentId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "ProfileAssignmentId")

ID of the skill assignment

XML Element Name:	SkillAssignmentId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SkillAssignmentId")

ID of the skill

XML Element Name:	SkillHeadId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SkillHeadId")

ID of the skill details

XML Element Name:	SkillDetailsId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SkillDetailsId")

ID of the skill assignment for a function

XML Element Name:	PositionAssignmentId
Parent Element:	FunctionSkillAssignments

Field Type:

GUID

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 36

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "PositionAssignmentId")

Reference tasks

XML Element Name:	FunctionReferenceTask
Parent Element:	Function

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Time axis

XML Element Name:	TimeAxis
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTask

Field Type:

Datum (2000-03-20)

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "TimeAxis")

Task area

XML Element Name:	TaskId
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTask

Field Type:

Nummer

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 14

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "TaskId")

Task

XML Element Name:	FunctionReferenceTaskText
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTask

Field Type:

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

Language

XML Element Name:	Language
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTaskText

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 6

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "Language")

Tasks

XML Element Name:	TaskDescription
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTaskText

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -1

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "TaskText")

Special tasks

XML Element Name:	SpecialTask
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTaskText

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: -1

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: Yes

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "SpecialTask")

Designation female

XML Element Name:	DesignationFemale
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTaskText

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 100

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "DesignationFemale")

Designation male

XML Element Name:	DesignationMale
Parent Element:	FunctionReferenceTaskText

Field Type:

Text

Action Type:

Import und Export

Field Length: 100

Decimal Places: 0

Mandatory Field: No

Revision: 0

Ascii ID : -

Description:

(The internal field ID for this element is "DesignationMale")