Module name and module variant

Question

What are module name and module variant?  what are its applications?

Answer 1

Hi,
Name of a module that valuates wage types according to certain criteria. Modules can be similar to a wagetype group.The following descriptions of the diverse options can be used for wagetypes in the following infotypes:
Basic Pay (0008), Standard Wage Maintenance (0052), Recurring Payments/Deductions (0014), Additional Payments (0015)
For some modules, the type of valuation depends on the specification of the module variant.
Some of the indirect valuation modules available in the standard system are:
o   TARIF, PRZNT, ANSAL, INVAL etc.
These are mostly country dependent or industry dependent variants. In India mostly we use INVAL, also TARIF, according to the module requirement.
For e.g.
  INVAL - Indirect Evaluation Module Variant for India
  There are four module variants for INVAL:
  1.  A - This calculates the value of the wage type as a fixed amount.
  2.  B - This calculates the amount as a percentage of a base wage type
      added to a fixed amount. More than one such amount, with same or
      different percentage of the base wage type, can be calculated for an
      INVAL wage type. In this case, the amount that will be Indirectly
      Evaluated will be the sum of all such calculated amounts, added to a
      fixed amount. For example, for the wage type M230, the different
      INVAL B amounts are
      a)  10% of MB10
      b)  30% of M220
      c)  Fixed amount of Rs.1000
      In this case, the INVAL amount for the wage type M230 will be the
      sum of a, b and c.
  3.  C - This calculates the amount as a percentage of a base wage type
      subject to a maximum limit. More than one such amount, with same or
      different percentage of the base wage type, can be calculated for an
      INVAL wage type. In this case, the amount that will be Indirectly
      Evaluated will be the sum of all such calculated amounts, subject to
      a maximum limit. For example, for the wage type M230, the different
      INVAL C amounts are
      a)  10% of MB10
b)  30% of M220
c)  Limit of Rs.5000
In this case, the INVAL amount for the wage type M230 will be the
sum of a and b subject to a maximum of c.
4. D - This calculates the amount as one or any combination of the
following INVAL Module variants based on Basic salary slabs:
a)  Fixed amount
b)  Percentage of a base wage type added to a fixed amount
c)  Percentage of a base wage type subject to a maximum limit
In the SAP system, INVAL D can be configured as only INVAL B or C.
Once the percentage of the base wage type is calculated, the result
is multiplied with a factor. This resultant amount is then added to
fixed amount or is compared with a maximum limit. For example, the
INVAL module variant for the wage type M210, for an employee who
falls in the Basic Salary slab of Rs.10,000 - 12,000, is INVAL C.
The INVAL amounts are:
a)  10% of MB10
b)  30% of M220
c)  Multiplication factor of 50%
d)  Limit of Rs.7000
In this case, the INVAL amount for M210 for the employee is the sum
of a and b, multiplied by c and the result is subject to a maximum
of d.  If you want to configure the wage type as a fixed amount for a
particular slab, the wage type is configured as INVAL B. In this
case, the percentage of the base wage type is multiplied with the
factor of 0% and then the fixed amount added to the result. For
example, the INVAL module variant for the wage type M230, for an
employee who falls in the Basic Salary slab of Rs.15,000 - 25,000,
is INVAL B. The INVAL amounts are:
a)  100% of MB10
b)  Multiplication factor of 0%
c)  Fixed amount of Rs.5000
In this case, the INVAL amount for M230 for the employee is the
value of a, multiplied by b and the result added to c. In this case,
the INVAL amount will be the fixed amount of Rs.5000.
regards.