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 Editing Relationships

Use

You define assignments between force elements, positions, persons, tasks, and similar objects that are technically realized using relationships. The following processing functions are available:

  • You can create new relationships. New relationships have the status Planned .

  • You can delete existing relationships that have Planned status without an approval process. The corresponding infotype record is deleted.

  • You can perform the following functions for existing relationships in Active status:

    • You can delimit these relationships without an approval process. Your changes are saved in Active status.

    • You can delimit or delete specific relationships with an approval process. For more information, see Delimitation/Deletion with Status Change .

      Note Note

      You can delete delimitation and deletion procedures in Planned status.

      End of the note.

Additional functions exist for relationships that are stored using the FORCER framework.

Prerequisites

You have familiarized yourself with system behavior in respect of time zones .

You are in the Structures Workbench (edit mode).

You may have to select an organizational measure before you can process assignments.

Create relationships

  1. In the structure area or selection area, select the object to which you want to assign another object.

  2. In the detail area, select the required tab page.

  3. To select the relationship direction that you want to create, choose Choose Relationship .

  4. Choose Create Relationship .

  5. Select the required object.

    Note Note

    For operation/exercise relationships , you also have to assign contingents.

    End of the note.

  6. Save your changes.

Delete or delimit relationships

  1. Select the required tab page.

  2. Select the object whose relationship you want to delete or delimit.

  3. Choose the required function.

    • Delimit Relationship (delimit without approval process)

    • Delete Relationship (delete without approval process)

    • Start of the navigation path Planning Next navigation step Plan Delimitation End of the navigation path (delimit with approval process)

    • Start of the navigation path Planning Next navigation step Plan Deletion End of the navigation path (delete with approval process)

      If you want to delimit a relationship, you have to enter a delimitation date.

  4. Save your changes.

Delete planning

  1. Select the required tab page.

  2. Select the required deletion or delimitation process in Planned status.

  3. Choose Start of the navigation path Planning Next navigation step Delete Planning. End of the navigation path

  4. Save your changes.

Change the chain of command

You can change the command and control relationships between force elements by first delimiting the validity period of or deleting the current relationship, as described above, and then creating a new relationship.

Alternatively, you can make this change in the structure area of the Structures Workbench , using drag and drop. Use the mouse pointer to drag the relevant force element to the new higher-level force element. Save your changes.

Caution Caution

Note that the force elements whose assignments you change might be included in several structures. If you want your changes to take effect in several structures, you have to make each change individually for each required structure.

End of the caution.

See also Assignments to Maintenance Objects and Assignment of Account Assignment Objects and Budgeting Objects .