Job
Definition
Organizational object (object type key C), that is used to create positions when you are creating an organizational structure.
Whereas
positions are concrete and can be occupied by holders (secretary in the marketing department, for example), jobs are a general classification of functions in an enterprise (secretary, for example), that are defined by the tasks and characteristics assigned to them. Job descriptions apply to several different positions with similar tasks and characteristics.Use
When you create a new position (e.g. secretary of the budgeting department), you can relate this position to a job (e.g. secretary) already defined in your organization. In this case, the position will be assigned automatically the tasks and characteristics defined for the job.
If a suitable job has not yet been defined, create one now, and assign the appropriate tasks and characteristics to it. You will then be able to use this same job in future for creating more new positions.
The fact that you can relate positions to jobs means that it is easy to create positions that are identical or similar (since you do not have to assign the same tasks and characteristics individually to each position). You can also assign specific tasks and characteristics directly to a position.
There are 40 secretaries in your organization. Each of these secretaries is the holder of a position (e.g. secretary of the budgeting department). The positions in question are described by the job Secretary and the tasks and characteristics assigned to this job (e.g. the task "management of appointments"). In addition to these generally applicable tasks, you can also define specific tasks and characteristics (e.g. the task "take minutes at budgeting committee meetings") for a specific position (e.g. secretary of the budgeting department) and in this way differentiate between the position in question and other positions (e.g. the secretary of the personnel department).
If you use the R/3 Personnel Development component, jobs also form an invaluable basis for defining qualifications.