What is service date in SAP LOD-SF-EC - Employee Central?

SAP Term: service date

• Component: LOD-SF-EC

• Component Name: Employee Central

• Description: A device used to grant service to rehired employees. &EXAMPLE& For example, if an employee leaves the company, but is rehired after less than six months, the service date is set to the date that employee first joined the company.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Service date is a field in the Employee Central module of SAP that stores the date when an employee began working for a company. It is used to calculate the length of service for an employee and is also used to determine eligibility for certain benefits. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The service date field can be found in the employee profile in Employee Central. It is typically populated when an employee is first hired, but it can also be updated if an employee changes roles or leaves the company. The service date can be used to calculate the length of service for an employee, which can be used to determine eligibility for certain benefits or promotions. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to keep the service date up-to-date in order to ensure accurate calculations of length of service. Additionally, it is important to ensure that the service date is entered in the correct format (e.g. MM/DD/YYYY). 
  
  Related Information: 
  The service date field is related to other fields in Employee Central such as hire date, termination date, and seniority date. It is also related to other modules such as payroll and benefits, which use the service date to calculate benefits eligibility.