Object Manager (SAP Library - Personnel Administration (PA-PA))

Object Manager

Use

You can use the object manager to find and select objects that you want to display or edit. In Personnel Administration, you can search in particular for the Employee object type

Features

The object manager comprises a search area and a selection area.

The search area contains several search functions for the object type Employee , such as the search term and free search functions. The search functions are identified with a . A search function can also be incorporated into the object type. The Employee object type is identified with a .

Note

If required, you can customize the object manager to include additional search functions. You can also change the sequence of the search functions. For more information, see the Implementation Guide by choosing Personnel Management ® Global Settings in Personnel Management ® Settings for Object Manager.

You can create search variants in the search area if you want to be able to reuse search criteria or hitlists. The search variants are identified with a .
The selection area displays the employees you searched for and the employees found. They are displayed in a hitlist or in a structure, depending on the search function used.
You can scroll through the previous search results in the selection area using and .
You can show or hide the object manager completely, by choosing Settings ® Show object manager or Hide object manager. The screen areas become larger or smaller accordingly.
You can use to enlarge or reduce the selection area to display more hits. The search area is then shown or hidden accordingly.

Note

The settings last used for the size of the screen areas and the last object selection are saved for each user and are available again the next time the user accesses the transaction.

You can use the Delete User Settings for Object Manager report (RH_DELETE_OM_USER_SETTINGS) to reset the settings and the last object selection. Please note that the report applies to all applications for one user. For more information, see the report documentation.