Operational/Exercise Relationships

Definition

All direct assignments of force elements, positions, and persons to a force element in operational structures/exercise targets.

Use

You use these assignments to map the integration of force elements, positions, and persons in operational structures/exercise targets.

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For more information about the assignment of persons to positions in an operation or exercise, see Command and Control Relationships (Position) and Command and Control Relationships (Person) .

For more information about directly subordinate personnel in the operation, see Personnel Categories (force element).

Structure

You can display and edit operation/exercise relationships in the Structures Workbench on the Op./Ex. Relationships tab page.

Operational Structure/Exercise Target Relationships

Relationship Desc.	Relationship	Object Types	Structure
Is Commanded by (Operation/Exercise)	A 822	O – O	Operational structure Exercise target
Commands (Operation/Exercise)	B 822	O – O	Operational structure Exercise target
Reports to (Operation)	A 823	O – O	Operational structure
Is Line Manager of (Operation)	B 823	O – O
Includes (Operational Position)	B 824	O – S
Includes (Person in Operation)	A 805	O – P
Reports to (Exercise)	A 826	O – O	Exercise target
Is Line Manager of (Exercise)	B 826	O – O
Includes (Exercise Position)	B 827	O – S
Includes (Person in Exercise)	A 825	O – P

O = force element, S = position, P = person

For information about storing relationships, see Infotypes for Command and Control Relationships .

On each tab page, you can choose between the different relationship directions by choosing Choose Relationship

In Customizing for Defense Forces & Public Security , you can define which relationships are to be displayed and edited by choosing Organizational Flexibility → Structures Workbench → Tab Pages → Define Tab Pages for Command and Support Relationships

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You can also change the texts for naming the relationships . These texts override the names of the relationship directions.

Properties

You enter the following properties for an assignment:

Name/ID/Code

Assigned Object

Assigned as of / Assigned Until

The validity period (to the day) of the assignment.

Object Status/Object Status (Text)

The status of the assigned object.

Valid from / Valid to

The validity period of the assigned object.

Relationship Text

A description of the relationship.

Relationship Status/Relationship Status (Text)

The status of the relationship.

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To show and hide fields, you can choose Column Configuration

For operation/exercise relationships 823 and 826 only:

Operation ID orExercise ID

The name and object ID of the operation or exercise from which the assigned contingent originates.

Contingent/Contingent ID

The name and object ID of the assigned contingent .

Note that in certain circumstances, the display of relationships without contingent assignments has been prevented by the user settings .

Force Provider/Force Provider ID

The name and object ID of the force provider.

The force element assigned as the force provider is responsible for initially equipping the force element with personnel and materials. See also Determination of the Supplier and Personnel Assignment .

Initial Personnel Supplier/PIS ID

The name and object ID of the initial supplier of personnel.

Other than the force provider, you can assign a force element as the initial supplier of personnel, if required.

Initial Material Supplier/MIS ID

The name and object ID of the initial supplier of material.

Other than the force provider, you can assign a force element as the initial supplier of materials, if required.

Relationship Inherited from/Inheritance ID

The name and object ID of the force element from which the contingent assignment was inherited.

Force elements that were copied to an operational structure from the organizational structure can inherit contingent assignments from their higher-level force element.

The system checks whether the force element that is assigned as the force provider and initial supplier of material and/or persons is active. See also Checks for Status Change . When the force provider is changed, a follow-up action can be started.

Integration

If you use the functions for integration with Investigative Case Management , you can also use the Is Planned By (Operation) relationship . For more information, see the documentation on Investigative Case Management for Security Organizations .