HR Master Data Requirements for PEP/PBF

Hi PBF Team/Experts,

We are beginning our field/table mapping to load master data from ECC to BW/PBF. Primarily wondering if we will have to create and configure data in a way to enable PBF and PEP functionality, if there is a workaround, or if some of the fields are not required. Maybe I missed it in documentation, but please help out:

1) is all the following HR master data 100% required for PEP/PBF

2) at what level does data need to reside (employee, job, or position or any combination)

3) does the HCM need to be configured a particular way? For example, Jobs are not classes but 1-1 mapping to Positions. This was a union requirement.

4) loading or configuring components in specific order (see below)?

Example at our client:

• We are not storing pay scale or grade at the job or position level (planned compensation infotype 1005), but rather only directly in IT0008 at employee level through T510. Do we need to for PBF budgeting and or PEP?

Last, I'm confused on the documentation wording:

Personnel Expenditure Planning - SAP Public Budget Formulation - SAP Library

Most of the data needed for the fiscal period and pay period PEP calculation will be imported from the HR system. The information will be imported at the beginning of each budget formulation process. Within SAP Public Budget Formulation, the fiscal period and flexible pay period PEP calculations are based on data defined for positions, employees, jobs, benefit rules and rates, and pay levels. Each of these elements are defined separately but are related. Due to the relationships between each of the PEP elements, the components must be defined in a specific order:

1. Pay Levels
2. Benefit Rules
3. Benefit Rates
4. Jobs
5. Positions
6. Employees

"the components must be defined in a specific order" - does that mean configured in that order or imported from HR system in that order?

Thanks a bunch!

-Nick