Time Entry

Hi All,
Will the system allow an employee with Inactive status to enter time in CATS? If no, is there way we can allow this to happen in the cat2 transaction.
Thanks,
Rajiv

Hi Pranay,
To activate Time entry icon, you can enhance the FM-BBP_PDH_SEARCH_PO_FOR_CONF_INV. In this Fm, at the end if the backend po is of type c_b_po, then time entry is deactivated.You can add your own logic to activate this button.
Regards,
Sanjeev

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Oracle Application Development Framework Mobile (ADF Mobile) browser is a standards-based framework that enables the rapid development of enterprise mobile applications. Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g release 1 of ADF Mobile browser extends Oracle ADF to browsers running on mobile devices. Because ADF Mobile browser is built upon the component model of Java Server Faces (JSF), you can quickly develop applications for mobile browsers. ADF Mobile browser's mobile-specific extensions to JSF enable you to develop mobile applications using the same methodologies for developing JSF applications for the desktop.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17904_01/web.1111/e10140/pda_ovrv.htm#ADFMB101
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I am hoping someone here can throw some expert advice.
Currently during time entry in CATS, we have Work Center coming in from the Work Order. Its getting defaulted without any option to change it. Business here has a need to change it. I have llooked into the CATS profile to see if there is a place that enable the WC to be defaulted.
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