The document summarizes 6 key tables used in the Peoplesoft Time and Labor module: TL_EMPL_DATA maps employee data, TL_RPTD_TIME stores reported time data, TL_PAYABLE_TIME contains final processed time, TL_TR_STATUS tracks employee time administration status, TL_IPT contains intermediary payable time data used during processing, and TL_EXCEPTION stores details of any exceptions generated.

1. Top 6 tables in Peoplesoft Time and Labor Jiju Cherian Vengal TESCO

2. TL_EMPL_DATA Maps data between EMPLID and T&L parameters like Workgroup, Taskgroup and Time Reporter Status. The PS_JOB of Time and Labor. Keys: EMPLID, EMPL_RCD, EFFDT. Used to find the Workgroup, Taskgroup, Active status, Time Reporter Type, Timezone etc. of an employee. Found under the Enroll Time Reporters component. Needs to be in sync with PS_JOB data.

3. TL_RPTD_TIME The single most important transaction table in Time and Labor. Holds all data regarding the time reported by employees. Key: EMPLID, EMPL_RCD, DUR and SEQ_NBR. Both Punch and Elapsed data reside in this table – distinguished by the PUNCH_TYPE field. Other important fields – TRC, TL_QUANTITY, RT_SOURCE. Has an audit table – AUDIT_TLRPTTIME. Final target table of the timesheet component.

4. TL_PAYABLE_TIME Contains final processed time ready to be sent to a Payroll System. Output of the Time Administration process and has the TL_RPTD_TIME as the source. Keys: EMPLID, EMPL_RCD, DUR, SEQ_NBR. Other important fields – TRC, TL_QUANTITY, PAYABLE_STATUS, PAYROLL_REQ_NUM. To be used for custom reports and interfaces requiring to take the final output in Time and Labor.

5. TL_TR_STATUS Table used by the Time Administration process to determine the employees to be processed. Not externalised through any component – updated by the Time Administration process and Peoplecode in various components including timesheet. Keys – EMPLID, EMPL_RCD. Other important fields – EARLIEST_CHGDT, TA_STATUS.

6. TL_IPT Intermediary Payable Time tables – IPT tables are the most important temporary tables in Time Administration processing. Data from reported time and scheduling tables are populated in TL_IPT1. Extensively used by almost all T&L rules where data is transferred from one IPT table to another for rule processing. TL_PAYABLE_TIME data is populated from TL_IPT1 table at the end of rule processing.

7. TL_EXCEPTION Transaction table containing the details of all exceptions that are generated. Exception_Status field tells whether the exception is resolved (R), unresolved (U) , allowed (A) or changed (A). All exceptions with an ‘Archive’ flag on will remain in the TL_EXCEPTION table after the exception is resolved. All High Severity exceptions will have to be resolved for payable time to be generated.