SAP Human Capital Management (SAP HCM) is one of the key modules in SAP and is also called SAP Human Resource (HR) or SAP Human Resource Management System (SAP HRMS). SAP HCM contains many submodules and all these modules are integrated with each other.

The key modules are as follows −

• Organizational Management − Organizational Management includes Personnel development, Personnel cost planning and event management.

• Time Management − Time management includes time recording, attendance, time schedule, shift management, etc.

• Personnel Administration − Personnel Administration includes personal and organizational structure, Infotypes, integration with time and payroll, etc.

• Payroll − Payroll deals with payroll types, payroll group configuration, primary and secondary wages, gross pay, bonus, etc.

• Recruitment − Recruitment includes hiring an employee, maintaining HR master data, etc.

• Training and Event Management − Training and Event Management deals with identifying training needs, scheduling training, training cost management, etc.

• Travel Management − Travel Management includes managing official trips, cost management for travel, travel expenses, etc.