Working with Screen Areas

Use

You use the screen areas to select and edit objects. To do so, you select the view you which you want to edit.

Integration

For more information on the views available, see Views

Features

  • Create mode in Simple Maintenance contains one screen area.

  • Change mode and display mode in Simple Maintenance have three screen areas.

    • In the work area, you can

      1. select objects that you want to edit

      2. select the view you want

      3. edit the objects and structures in your organizational plan

      There are various screen which allow you to do this. For more information, see Screens.

    • The search area represents an alternative method of searching for organizational objects.

      1. All Simple Maintenance screens allow you to search for organizational units using the search area.

      2. In the Change task profile and Display task profile screens, you can also search for positions, jobs, persons, and users.

      The following search functions are available to you depending on object type:

      1. The search term allows you to search for the name or ID of an object.

      2. The structure search displays all objects of the object type concerned according to their assignment in the organizational plan in a structure tree.

      3. The Ad Hoc Query allows you to carry out very specific selections. You can find further information under HR in the InfoSet Query.

  • The objects found will be listed in the Selection area. You can select the object you need by double-clicking on it. It is then displayed in the work area and can be processed there.

Activities

To call up screen areas, choose