Working with the Object Manager (SAP Library

Working with the Object Manager

Purpose

The object manager provides you with an easy and user-friendly method of finding and selecting objects over various transactions and components.

In Recruitment , you use the object manager to find applicants whose data you want to display or edit. The object manager is connected to the following transactions:

Display Applicant Master Data (PB20)

Maintain Applicant Master Data (PB30)

Applicant Actions (PB40)

Display Applicant Activities (PB50)

Maintaining Applicant Activities (PB60)

The user interface for these transactions is divided into various screen areas, each of which contains specific functions:

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Together, the search area and the selection area form the object manager. You perform the transaction-specific functions for the selected applicants in the work area.

Note

Every time you execute a transaction, an updated list is displayed in the selection area, according to the search criteria. This also applies if you have saved a search as a favorite.

Process

The following are steps involved in a typical process:

In the search area, you search for one or more applicants you want to display or edit.

The selected applicants are listed in the selection area. You double-click on an applicant to display him or her in the work area.

You perform the transaction-specific functions for the selected applicants in the work area, for example, creating applicant activities.

See also:

Using Search Functions