Definition
A role delivered by SAP for determining the manager of an agent, position, or organizational unit.
Use
Oftentimes, you will use this role to find the manager of the initiator of a workflow, or the manager of the current agent of a step. The
_WF_Initiator element of the workflow container and _ WI_Actual_Agent element of the task container are used to store the user names in a 14-character character field in accordance with the RHOBJECTS-OBJECT reference. Binding, therefore, must be defined for the Org_Object element of the role container.As an example, role
00000168 is also used in the example demo for processing a notification of absence. For more information, see Example Demo: Process Notification of Absence.Structure
Role: |
00000168 |
Abbreviation: |
Manager |
Name: |
Manager of... |
The SWX_GET_MANAGER function module is used to define this role.
Integration
The organizational plan of the enterprise is used for role resolution.
The link between an employee and his or her manager can be depicted in the organizational plan by two different relationships: