What is duty station in SAP PSM-FG - Functions for U.S. Federal Government?

SAP Term: duty station

• Component: PSM-FG

• Component Name: Functions for U.S. Federal Government

• Description: The location of an employee's place of work. Codes and names of all duty stations are issued by the Office of Workforce Information. The General Services Administration is responsible for maintenance of the code set and issuance of city codes.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Duty station is a term used in the SAP PSM-FG Functions for U.S. Federal Government component. It is a location where an employee is assigned to work and is used to determine the employee’s pay rate, benefits, and other related information. 
  
  How to use it: 
  In SAP, the duty station is entered in the infotype 0014 (Employee Remuneration Info). This infotype contains all the information related to an employee’s pay rate, benefits, and other related information. The duty station can be used to determine the employee’s pay rate and benefits based on the location of their duty station. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When entering a duty station in SAP, make sure to enter the correct information as this will affect the employee’s pay rate and benefits. Additionally, it is important to keep the duty station up-to-date as changes in location may affect the employee’s pay rate and benefits. 
  
  Related Information: 
  The duty station is also used in other components of SAP such as Personnel Administration (PA) and Organizational Management (OM). In PA, it is used to determine an employee’s pay grade and salary range. In OM, it is used to determine an employee’s job title and position.