What is creation of infotype log in SAP PA-PA - Personnel Administration?

SAP Term: creation of infotype log

• Component: PA-PA

• Component Name: Personnel Administration

• Description: A log of changes made to infotype records in employee or applicant master data. Types of document include: Long-term documents Documents that are sorted according to personnel number and infotype. Long-term documents are used for revision. You can use these documents to identify which employee changed, deleted, or created data records, and when. Short-term documents Documents that are sorted according to the date they were last edited. You can use short-term documents, for example, to link external systems to the SAP system. Change data that creates short-term documents using customer-specific programs can be used to transfer the changes to external systems.

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• Key Concepts: 
  The creation of infotype log is a feature in the Personnel Administration (PA-PA) component of SAP software. It is used to track changes made to employee records, such as changes to personal data, job data, and organizational assignments. The log stores the date and time of the change, the user who made the change, and the type of change that was made. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To create an infotype log, go to the Personnel Administration module in SAP. Select the employee whose record you want to track and click on “Infotype Log”. This will open a window where you can view all changes made to the employee’s record. You can also filter the log by date or type of change. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating an infotype log, it is important to remember that only changes made after the log was created will be tracked. Therefore, it is best to create an infotype log as soon as possible after making any changes to an employee’s record. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The creation of infotype log is just one of many features available in SAP’s Personnel Administration module. Other features include managing employee data, creating organizational structures, and tracking employee absences.