Working With the Object Manager (SAP Library

Working With the Object Manager

Purpose

The Object Manager is a standardized, user-friendly feature for finding and selecting objects. In Personnel Development, the Object Manager is used to call up Profiles and the Find Objects for Qualifications search function. The user interface of these transactions is made up of several screen areas, each of which has specific functions:

Together, the Search Area and Selection Area make up the Object Manager. In the Work Area, you can execute transaction-specific functions for the objects selected.

Note

In the Search Area, the objects you last processed are called up automatically (albeit for a new key date, if applicable).

Prerequisites

Before you start working with the Object Manager, you should familiarize yourself with the validity concept.

Process Flow

Steps in a typical process flow might be as follows:

In the Search Area, you search for one or more objects that you wish to display or edit, for example:

All objects of an object type (e.g. all positions)
One or more objects of an object type (e.g. a specific person)

The objects found are listed in the Selection Area. You select one of these objects by double-clicking it – the object in question is then displayed in the Work Area.

In the Work Area, you can execute the transaction-specific functions for the objects selected.