Organizational Objects

Definition
Objects that are used to create an organizational plan in Organizational Management. object types are: Organizational Unit-O Position -S Job-C Work Center Task Holder Cost Center- K

Organizational Unit
Definition
Organizational object (object key O) used to form the basis of an organizational plan. Organizational units are functional units in an enterprise. According to how tasks are divided up within an enterprise, these can be departments, groups or project teams, for example. Organizational units differ from other units in an enterprise such as personnel areas, company codes, business areas etc. These are used to depict structures (administration or accounting) in the corresponding components.

Position
Definition
Organizational object (object key S) used to distribute tasks to different positions and to depict the reporting structure in your organizational plan. Positions are concrete and are held by employees or users in an enterprise, sales administrator, head of European sales or secretary in the marketing department, for example. Positions differ from jobs. A job is not concrete but rather the basis for the creation of various positions with similar tasks and characteristics You need positions to: create staff assignments, that is the assignment of holders (employees or users) to positions and to a corresponding organizational unit distribute tasks between positions in your enterprise use Workflow Management evaluate your reporting structure You can depict and document the reporting structure of your enterprise using reports. The reporting structure

Object type S is used for Position. Positions are used to distribute tasks to different positions and to depict the reporting structure in your organizational plan. Positions are concrete and are held by employees in a company. Positions are assigned to organizational units and can inherit characteristics from a job.

Job

Organizational object (object key C) used to create positions in an organizational plan. Positions are concrete and can are held by persons in an enterprise (secretary in the marketing department, for example). Jobs, in contrast, are classifications of functions in an enterprise (secretary, for example), which are defined by the assignment of tasks and characteristics. Jobs serve as job descriptions, that apply to several positions with similar tasks or characteristics.

Object type C (classification) is used for Job. Positions are held by people in the company (e.g. secretary in the marketing department,HR manager). Jobs, in contrast, are classifications of functions in an enterprise (e.g. secretary, manager), which are defined by the assignment of tasks and characteristics.

Jobs serve as job descriptions that apply to several positions with similar tasks or characteristics. When you create jobs, they are listed in a job catalog. When you create a new position (e.g. secretary in the marketing department), you can relate it to a job that already exists in the job index (e.g. secretary). The position then automatically inherits the tasks and characteristics of the job. This significantly reduces data entry time, as tasks and characteristics do not have to be assigned to each position separately, instead they are inherited via the descriptive job. Note however, that specific tasks and characteristics can also be assigned directly to positions.

Jobs are also important in the following components:

Personnel Cost Planning Career and Succession Planning Compensation Management

When you create jobs, they are listed in a job catalog. A job catalog is a list of jobs maintained for an enterprise.

Cost Center

Object type K is used for Cost Center. Cost centers are a Controlling/Finance item that represents the origin of costs. Cost center are external from OM and will be created and maintained in the Controlling module. Cost centers can have relationships with either organizational units or positions.

Cost center assignments are inherited along the organizational structure. Object type P is used for Employee. A person is generally an employee in the company who holds a position. Additional information for employees is maintained in PA (e.g. address, basic pay, etc.).IT0001 (Organizational Assignment) contains the position assignment, defining job,organizational unit, and cost center assignment.

Person

Other noteworthy Object Type is TASKS

Object Type T is used for tasks Tasks are individual duties and responsibilities that must be undertaken by employees As part of workflow As part of personnel management to describe jobs and positions

Tasks can be clubbed under two headings