Structures Workbench 

Use

The group of transactions termed the Structures Workbenchprovides you with role and task-specific applications, in particular for the following functions:

·        Editing organizational structures (organizational structure, command and support relationships)

·        Editing individual force elements and their properties

·        Assigning personnel categories, material categories, and logistical requirements

·        Material planning, personnel planning, relocation planning

Integration

From Structures Workbench transactions, you can navigate to various additional functions and applications.

The tab pages displayed in the Structures Workbench are based on Integrated Product and Process Engineering (iPPE) technology. For more information about the iPPE workbench, see the SAP Library documentation for Integrated Product and Process Engineering under SAP ERP Central Component ® Logistics ® Production Planning and Control ® Basic Data.

Prerequisites

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security, you have made the appropriate settings for the Structures Workbench transactions by choosingOrganizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench.

You can define your own role and task-specific applications (transactions) and in each case specify:

·        Which tab pages are available

·        Which editing options (display/change) are provided

·        Which of the functions described below are available

Features

Transactions

In the standard system, the group of transactions termed the Structures Workbench includes the following values:

Values for the Structures Workbench

Application	Mode	Transaction	Use
Organizational Structure and Tasks	Change	/ISDFPS/TOE1	Force element Structures
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOE2
Personnel Organizational Basis	Change	/ISDFPS/TOEP1	Personnel categories Contingent planning
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOEP2
Material Organizational Basis	Change	/ISDFPS/TOEM1	Material planning objects/material containers Equipment packages
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOEM2
Accounting Organizational Basis	Change	/ISDFPS/TOEACC1	Account assignment and budgeting
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOEACC2
Logistics Organizational Basis	Change	/ISDFPS/TOELOG1	Provisions packages Logistics data
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOELOG2
Task Organization	Change	/ISDFPS/TORG1	Task organization
	Display	/ISDFPS/TORG2
Support Relationships	Change	/ISDFPS/SREL1	Support relationships
	Display	/ISDFPS/SREL2
Material Categories Planning	Change	/ISDFPS/LPL1	Material planning
	Display	/ISDFPS/LPL2
Personnel Categories Planning	Change	/ISDFPS/PERS1	Personnel assignment
	Display	/ISDFPS/PERS1
Assignment of Technical Objects	Change	/ISDFPS/TOB1	Assignment of technical objects
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOB2
Relocation Planning	Change	/ISDFPS/PRELOC1	Assignment of relocations and relocation steps
	Display	/ISDFPS/PRELOC2
Logistical Mission Support	Change	/ISDFPS/LSP1
	Display	/ISDFPS/LSP2
Command and Control Support	Change	/ISDFPS/TOEFU1	Distribution of a force element
	Display	/ISDFPS/TOEFU2
Relocation Execution	Change	/ISDFPS/RELOC1	Relocation of material
	Display	/ISDFPS/RELOC2

 

The Structures Workbench transactions always start in display mode. This ensures that when you are searching for required objects, you do not lock objects for other users who are also working with the structure. When you switch to change mode in a transaction, the object you are using is locked for all other users. This ensures data consistency.

Depending on the Customizing settings, each transaction has only a certain number of the functions and editing options described in below.

Screen Layout

The Structures Workbench screen is divided into the following areas:

The different screen areas in theStructures Workbench are integrated, that is, data changes or selections in one screen area are automatically transferred to each of the other screen areas, where relevant.

Structure Area

In the structure area, you can:

·        Select and display the different structures of your organization that consist of  force elements

Define the structure selection and the evaluation paths for display purposes in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Command and Support Relationships ® Define Usage Types.

·        Search for individual force elements and display them together with their structural assignments (at the same time, you can navigate within structures and search for objects)

You can activate component-specific search helps in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® BAdI: Search Help.

·        Print structures

·        Create, copy, delete, and schedule force elements and structures

·        Display the key details about the selected force element(s)

·        Select force elements to edit

·        Change the status of force elements

The status of an inactive force element is displayed as follows (active force elements do not have an additional icon):

·          Planned

·          Requested

·          Approved

·          Rejected

Names are displayed as follows in accordance with the relationship status:

·        Inactive force element (relationship is inactive): gray

·        Active force element, if the higher-level force element is inactive (relationship is inactive): gray

·        Active force element, if the higher-level force element is inactive (relationship is active): black

You can choose More Reports to start reports to, for example:

·        Generate CO objects and their assignments

·        Send planned quantities and prices

Selection Area

In the selection area, the following assigned objects are displayed in a function tree for the force element selected in the structure area, depending on the transaction selected:

·        Tasks folder

¡          Task

·        Authorized and Actual Personnel folder

¡          Chief Position

¡          Position

¡          Work Center

¡          Person

¡          Job

¡          User

·        Authorized and Actual Materials folder

¡          Material Planning Object

¡          Material Container

¡          Equipment Package

¡          Reportable Item Code

·        Provisions Packagesfolder

¡          Provisions Package

·        Technical Objects folder

¡          Technical Object

·        Documents folder

¡          Document

You define the evaluation paths for display purposes in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® Define Transactions for Structures Workbench ® Node: Evaluation Paths.

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security, you define how the folders are to be displayed by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® Define Transactions for Structures Workbench ® Folders node.

You can display the assigned positions, jobs, persons, material planning objects (MPOs), and provisions packages (PPAs) from here. In the function tree, you can also:

·        Create, delimit, and delete positions

·        Create and delete assignments to MPOs and PPAs

·        Adjust the display by selecting evaluation paths

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security, you define the functions in the object-specific context menu by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® Define Transactions for Structures Workbench ® Node: Context Menu.

In addition to the function tree, the following views are provided:

·        You can use the Material List to carry out a target/actual comparison.

·        You can use the Personnel List to display a list of all lower-level persons.

·        You can use the Relocation Planning view to:

¡         Assign relocations

¡        Display the assigned  relocation steps

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security, you define which of these views are available in a given transaction by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® Define Transactions for Structures Workbench ® Node: Subcomponents.

You can trigger the following workflows from the selection area:

·        Personnel Planning Completed

·        Material Planning Completed

Detail Area (and Function Bar)

In the detail area, the following views are provided:

·        Detail screens for each object selected (force element, position, person, MPO, and so on)

In the detail area, the header data of the object currently selected (such as the name and description) are displayed, as well as object type-specific tab pages on which you

¡        Display and, if necessary, edit the properties of the object

¡        Make assignments

·        Functions and overviews for material planning

·        Tab pages for relocation planning

·        Advanced search functions

·        Your user-specific settings

If required, you can also select an organizational measure or direct change by choosing Measure.

You define tab pages in Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security by choosing Organizational Flexibility ® Structures Workbench ® Tab Pages.

The traffic light symbols indicate whether the tab page is ready for input (green) or only in display mode.

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Activities

General Functions

Action	Function	Screen Area
Switch from display to change mode in a transaction	Display/Change	Function bar
Display and hide screen areas	Navigation View	Function bar
Call up the views in the detail area	Detail Screens, Material Planning	Function bar
Make personal settings	Settings	Function bar
Select a usage type	Structure Sel.	Structure area
Switch between the function tree, material list, and personnel list	Switch	Selection area
Change the order of objects in the function tree	In Order, Bottom to To/In Order, Top to Bottom	Selection area (function tree)
Change layout of lists	Change Layout…	Selection area (lists)
Select the display of object types or relationships	Evaluation Path	Selection area (function tree, personnel list)
Switch between different table displays (print preview, grid, Excel, Crystal Reports)	Views	Selection area Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Export table data to one of the formats provided (such as Excel, HTML, Crystal Reports)	Export	Selection area (material list) Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Sort table rows	Sort Ascending/Descending Order	Selection area (lists) Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Choose relationship type	Choose Relationship	Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Create relationship	Create Relationship	Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Delete relationship	Delete Relationship	Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Delimit relationship	Delimit Relationship	Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Display and hide columns	Column Configuration	Detail area (tab pages with tables)
Print current view	Print	All
Find objects	Find	All

 

Specific functions, such as creating and assigning objects, are documented separately.