In this SAP HR tutorial, you will learn what a personnel area and how to create personal areas in SAP HR step by step using the menu path or transaction code.

Personnel Areas in SAP

Personal areas in SAP HR are sub-divisions of company structure. They are represented as a specific location or region.  The personal areas are used for managing the employee’s payroll, and HR operations in a location or region-wise.

To maintain employees’ data in a structured & regional wise, these settings are defined under the Human Resources Management.

Here are step-by-step guides on how to create a new personal area in SAP HR.

SAP R/3 IMG Path : –  SPRO  >> Enterprise Structure >> Definition >>  Human Resources Management >>  Personnel Areas

personal areas path

 You can create new personal areas by copying existing personal areas or creating by selecting new entries

Select “Personnel Area”

personnel areasClick on ” New Entries”

personnel areas new entries

Update the following information

Personal Area key:

  • Enter new personnel area key and description

Address Details:

  • In the personnel areas section update the address fields – House number/street, Postal code, City,  Country key,

personnel areas address

After updating all the required information press enter, and a pop window will open for address details.

Now update the complete address details of the created personnel area and click on the save icon to save the entries.

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