To create positions, proceed as follows:

1. Choose Human resources ® Personnel management ® HR funds and position management ® Organization ® Change.

The Organization: Initial Screen appears.

2. Select an organizational unit, and then select the Organization view.
3. Choose Continue.

The name of the organizational unit and its validity period are displayed.

4. Choose Organization ® Change.

The Change Organization screen appears.

5. Select the organizational unit for which you want to create positions.
6. Choose Edit ® Create ® Positions.

The Create Positions dialog box appears.

7. Enter a describing job (this is the job that describes the position), or – if you want to create a new job – choose Create jobs.



A job is a grouping together in Organizational Management of tasks performed by employees. Each job is unique within the company (e.g. administrator). A position is the actual physical occurrence of a job (e.g. administrator of finances).

8. Enter an abbreviation and a name for the position.
9. If necessary, specify a different number of jobs to be created and/or specify a different validity period.
10. Choose Check.
11. Choose Save.

If you require several positions that are the same as a position that already exists, you can copy the existing position as described in the procedure Copying Positions.