Holder (SAP Library - Master Data)

Holder

Definition

A person (object type key P) or R/3 user (object type key US) who is listed as an employee in Personnel Administration, who is assigned to a position or a work center in an organizational plan.

For more information, see

Personnel Administration

Use

By assigning a holder to a position , you determine,

where a person (employee) is functionally assigned in your enterprise

which tasks are assigned to an employee

who (employees or R/3 users) tasks are to be forwarded tasks in a workflow

By assigning a holder to a work center , you specify where in your enterprise an employee or R/3 user works.

By assigning a person (employee) to a position, you implement integration between Organizational Management and Personnel Administration, as long as it is set up in Customizing.

Integration

The following relationships are relevant to a holder:

A person or R/3 user becomes a holder, if he or she is related to a position via relationship A/B 008 (holder).

You can assign a position holder to a job directly via relationship A/B 017 (is carried out by/ carries out), if another job is to apply to them other than the one which his or her position is assigned to.