An element of the logical structure of the R/3 System. Organizational units structure business functions and are used in reporting. For each instance of a specific organizational unit, you record a combination of specific Customizing settings, master data, and transaction data.
In the implementation process, there are two types of organizational units:
Organizational object (object type key O), which forms the basis of an organizational plan. Organizational units are functional units of an enterprise. Depending on how tasks are distributed in an enterprise, these can be departments, groups or project teams.
Organizational units are different from other enterprise entities, such as company codes, business area and personnel areas. These are used to form administrative or accounting structures, for example in the relevant components.
SAP key term, with which the organizational structure of a customer is represented, with respect to the SAP applications in use.
Organizational units can:
The representation of customer-specific organizational structures is a prerequisite for the correct application-specific system settings made in Customizing.
Any organizational unit within a hospital. For instance, you can characterize a care unit as a nursing organizational unit or a department as a departmental organizational unit.
Refers to any unit whose function is to adopt and carry out certain functions within a company. The organizational unit may, for example, be a business area, a department or a project group.
A company's organizational structure is formed by creating organizational units and defining the links between them.