What is Historical Record Flag?

Question

Hi,
Our team needs to record every time the candidate saves their profile (exactly the same way as the audit trail for the Administrator role).  And I was wondering if 'Historical Record Flag' could be used to do this.  I don't know what it does, and hoping we can use it to track changes.  Any clarification on this would be great!!!!
Also, if you have any suggestions as to how we would save each time the candidate saves their profile (we need to see the content of each version, like the audit trail), it would be greatly appreciated!!!  Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi Joe
Historical records are permanently stored on the database, so that you can report on the information at a later point in time.
For example:
a) Perform action: TCODE: pa40
b) Use 'Org Reassignment' action type
c) Put in a new position number in IT0001, (any available one)
d) save IT0001, a pop-up window appears asking if we want to delimit vacancy.
e) click 'yes'
f) save till the end.
g) Go to tcode: PO13 to the position object. ( the new position assigned  the employee to), I will see that the historic rec is ticked on the vacancy record - which you do not want to see.
h) checked SE16 HRP1007
BEGDA      ENDDA      VARYF      SEQNR INFTY  OTJID      AEDTM      UNAM
2005.01.01 2006.11.30            000   1007   S 40015911 2006.12.14      SAPA
2006.12.01 9999.12.31            000   1007   S 40015911 2006.12.14     SAPA
HISTO ITXNR    VACAN STATUS
        00000000    X         0
X      00000000    X         2
If the historical-flag is missing the reporting about the positions and vacancies is not quite correct. Furthermore it is not possible to deactivate the historical flag ndicator in IMG .
Regards,
Jun Wu
HCM