The PA40 transaction is used to create and maintain personnel master record. This transaction contains basic informations such as family information, payrol details, education and qualifications. All of this data is then used to create a profile or personnel number which can then be used to identify every employee in the system.


On this page, you will find links to SAP Documentation, Wiki & Help Pages, Q&A, similar/related TCodes, Source Tables, and Authorization Objects for PA40.

SAP Help, Wiki, Q&A and other resources for PA40

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  • HCM Processes and Forms | SAP Help Portal

    You can use this component to execute HR processes in which changes are to be made to HR master data. You can use interactive forms to integrate all involved roles directly in the process.

    "In the Marriage of Employee process, you can edit in a form not only the data from the Personal Data infotype (0002), but also the address data from the Addresses infotype (0006), for example. The same principle applies to more complex processes that were previously performed using personnel actions (transaction PA40)."

    https://help.sap.com/docs/ERP_HCM_SPV/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/5c0a8a531c533d58e10000000a174cb4.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=EHP8_HRSP_77

  • 5c0a8a531c533d58e10000000a174cb4.xml | SAP Help Portal

    Mit dieser Komponente können Sie personalwirtschaftliche Prozesse ausführen, bei denen Änderungen an Personalstammdaten vorgenommen werden. Dabei können Sie alle am Prozess beteiligten Rollen mit Hilfe von interaktiven Formularen direkt in den Prozess integrieren.

    https://help.sap.com/docs/ERP_HCM_SPV/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/5c0a8a531c533d58e10000000a174cb4.html?locale=de-DE&state=PRODUCTION&version=618_HRSP_47

  • List Box for Navigating Between Personnel Assignments for Concurrent Employment - SAP Help Portal

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    "The list box enables you to navigate between the personnel assignments of a concurrently employed person. The list box is part of the initial screens Personnel Actions (PA40) and Maintain HR Master Data (PA30). In the Overview List for an infotype (PA30), you can navigate all personnel assignments and also display information on all personnel assignments together in one list."

    https://help.sap.com/docs/ERP_HCM_SPV/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=EHP8_HRSP_99

  • Listbox zur Navigation zwischen Beschäftigungsverträgen bei Mehrfachbeschäftigten - SAP Help Portal

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    https://help.sap.com/viewer/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/EHP8_HRSP_41/de-DE/a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.html

  • a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.xml | SAP Help Portal

    List Box for Navigating Between Personnel Assignments for Concurrent Employment

    https://help.sap.com/docs/ERP_HCM_SPV/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=618_HRSP_47

  • Mehrfachbeschäftigter (externe Personen-ID) - SAP Help Portal

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    https://help.sap.com/viewer/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/EHP8_HRSP_41/de-DE/bdfed6b1-1e3e-4917-a277-49e8b973a9f3.html

  • Concurrently Employed Person (External Person ID) - SAP Help Portal

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    https://help.sap.com/viewer/4946a4f5c2d7427c96d89242e1ff2d9a/2.5.43/en-US/567ff3b5-c78f-4f01-a290-25c84e9f6f61.html

  • a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.xml - SAP Help Portal

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    https://help.sap.com/viewer/d3bc4479e3344626be836c03a5c6962f/618_HRSP_47/en-US/a319df530404414de10000000a174cb4.html

  • Personnel Assignment Overview and Details View for Concurrent Employment - SAP Help Portal

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    "You can call both views using the icons beside the list box for navigating between personnel assignments . The icons and the list box are part of the initial screens Personnel Actions (PA40) and Maintain HR Master Data (PA30)."

    https://help.sap.com/viewer/c6c3ffd90792427a9fee1a19df5b0925/1809.000/en-US/a619df530404414de10000000a174cb4.html

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Related Transaction Codes

TCODE Description Functional Area
PA30 Maintain HR Master Data Personnel Mgmt - Personnel Administration
PA20 Display HR Master Data Personnel Mgmt - Personnel Administration
SM30 Call View Maintenance Basis - Table Maintenance Tool
PP01 Maintain Plan Data (Menu-Guided) Basis - Organizational Management
PE03 HR: Features Personnel Mgmt - Personnel Administration

Tables for SAP Transaction Code PA40

TABLE Description Functional Area
T77S0 System Table Basis - Organizational Management
T529A Personnel Action Types Personnel Mgmt - Personnel Administration
PLOGI Table Index HRP* Basis - Organizational Management
P0000 HR Master Record: Infotype 0000 (Actions) PA - Personnel Administration
V_T588D Generierte Tabelle zu einem View Personnel Mgmt - Personnel Administration
PSPAR Transfer String for HR Infotype Dialog Modules PA - Personnel Administration

Authorization Objects for SAP Transaction Code PA40

AUTHORIZATION OBJECT Description Functional Area
P_ORGIN HR: Master Data
PLOG Personnel Planning
P_PERNR HR: Master Data - Personnel Number Check
P_ORGINCON HR: Master Data with Context
P_TCODE HR: Transaction codes
S_TCODE Transaction Code Check at Transaction Start

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