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MSS Navigation Lesson 2
After completing this lesson you will be able to navigate to different areas in MSS SAP to perform different actions, such as process HR transactionsand generate reports.
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SAP MSS Navigation Overview
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MSS Navigation
• The My Team / Action Initiation on the MSS page is used to initiate an action into the process
– When you have completed a form, it will be entered automatically into the approval process
Navigation: Overview
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MSS Navigation
Navigation: Overview
• General MSS Reports is used to run a report; when completed, you can easily save the report as an Excel spreadsheet
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MSS Navigation
• My Request Status On the Task & Status tab, My Request Status allows you access to all in process and completed forms that you have been involved with.
Navigation: Overview
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Forms
Navigation: Overview
• Before you begin, you must have information ready, such as:
– Org Code
– Cost Center Code• To save frustration, delays, and errors,
have the Cost Center Code on hand BEFORE opening a form!
* The Cost Center Code can be retrieved from the Employee Organizational Assignment Report or from your Business Unit Finance department
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MSS Navigation
Navigation: Overview
• To view forms, you MUST have:
– Adobe Reader 8 as an absolute minimum; it is strongly recommended that you have Adobe Reader 10 or higher
– All visuals used in this course were captured from Adobe Reader 10• If you are not using version 10,
your results may differ from the graphics shown in this course
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Navigating fromEmployee Self Service
Topic 1
After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the MSS page.
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Navigation
• When you log into SAP MSS you will land on the Employee Self Service (ESS) page
Navigation: Process
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Navigation
• At the top of the page are navigation tabs; your access level will determine the number and titles of tabs available to you
Navigation: Process
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Navigation
• When you first log into SAP MSS, you will see the ESS page; to navigate to MSS, click the Manager Self Service tab
Navigation: Process
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Navigation
• The MSS page contains information on all the actions available to you with a high-level description of each action
Navigation: Process
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Navigation Process Details Pane
Topic 2
After completing this topic, you will be able to sequence the concept behind navigating a process e directly to the action you wish to initiate.
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The gray column is the Detailed Navigation pane, used to navigate to any action within the tab selected– From here, you can
view the SAP MSS Overview, initiate an action to complete a Form or run a General MSS Report
Navigation: Details Pane
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Navigation Process My Team / Action Initiation
Topic 3
After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the My Team / Action Initiation link in the Task and Status tab.
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My Team / Action Initiations
• To initiate a form to process a HR transaction, click My Team/Initiate Action in the Detailed Navigation pane– This will start the
process to select an employee, open a form, complete it, and send it to the proper person in the workflow approval
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• After selecting the My Team / Action Initiation, the list of employees who directly report to you will be displayed
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The Progress Tracker lets you know where you are, what steps you have completed, and what steps still need to be completed as you move through the process
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The Employee Selection allows you to filter employees by selecting an option from the drop-down list: direct employees or all employees in your org structure
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The Display drop-down menu allows you to view different types of information about the employees
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The employee list displayed is based upon the selection you made from the Display drop-down list
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The navigation buttons allow you to navigate backwards (Previous Step) or forward (Select Process) as you work through the form
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My Team / Action Initiations
• Next select an employee from the list
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• After selecting the employee from the list, then click Select Process
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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My Team / Action Initiations
• Select Process will advance you to this pop-up box (note where you are on the Progress Tracker )
– This page will allow you to select the form you wish to complete for the employee you selected in the previous step
– This is the list of forms available to you
My Team / Action Initiation: Process
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Opening a Formto Enter Data
Topic 4
After completing this topic, you will be able to open a form to initiate the forms process.
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My Team / Action Initiations
• Select the form from the list that you wish to process
– Once you have selected a form, click Edit to open the form
Open the Form for Editing
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My Team / Action Initiations
• The form you select will open
– You can start to complete the form
– The instructions to complete the form are in the section outlined in red
Open the Form for Editing
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My Team / Action Initiations
• This completes the navigation portion of the My Team / Action Initiation topic
– For instruction on the steps to complete the processing of forms, refer to the lesson titled Forms
List of Forms
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Navigation Process General MSS Report
Topic 5
After completing this topic, you will be able to navigate to the Reports area of MSS SAP to open a report.
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General MSS Reports
General MSS Report: Overview
• This topic will show you how to navigate to a General MSS Report
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General MSS Reports
• To enter MSS, click the Manager Self Service tab
General MSS Report: Process
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General MSS Reports
• On the MSS tab overview page, the list of General MSS Reports to which you have access is display, along with a high-level description of each
General MSS Report: Process
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General MSS Reports
• From the Detailed Navigation pane, click General MSS Report
General MSS Report: Process
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General MSS Reports
• This is the General MSS Report page
General MSS Report: Process
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Opening aGeneral MSS Report
Topic 6
After completing this topic, you will be able to select and open a report
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General MSS Reports
• Select the Report filter using the radio button
General MSS Report: Process
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General MSS Reports
• Select a report to run from the Report Selection drop-down menu; the the report will open
General MSS Report: Process
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General MSS Reports
General MSS Report: Process
• This completes the navigation portion of the General MSS Reports topic; for instruction on the steps to complete running a report, refer to the lesson titled Reports