Departments (page description)
To open the Departments page go to Responsibilities > My Responsibilities > Departments.
On the Departments page, you can:
If you click a department in the list, a new page opens (see Department overview page (page description)), which contains more information and configuration options for the department.
The following tables give you an overview of the different functions and content on the Departments page.
Table 355: Columns
Name |
Shows the department's name. |
TIP: You can show less data by using the column filters. For more information, see Filtering.
Department overview page (page description)
To open a department's overview page go to Responsibilities > My Responsibilities > Departments and click a department.
On the department's overview page, you can perform various actions on the department you selected beforehand.
To do this, click on one of the tiles:
Overview – Department (page description)
To open the Overview – Department page go to Responsibilities > My Responsibilities > Departments > select department > Overview.
On the Overview – Department page, you can see all the information relevant to the employee summarized in an overview (see Displaying my department overviews).
This information is displayed as shapes. For more information, click on the links inside one of the shapes.
Main data – Department (page description)
To open the Main data – Department page go to Responsibilities > My Responsibilities > Departments > select department > Main data.
On the Main data - Department page, you can show and edit the department's main data (see Displaying and editing my department main data).
The following tables give you an overview of the different functions and content on the Main data – Department page.
Table 357: Controls
Save |
Use this button to save the changes to the main data. |
You can change the following main data.
Table 358: Department main data
Department |
Enter a full, descriptive name for the department. |
Short name |
Enter a short name for the department. |
Object ID |
Enter a unique object ID for the department. For example, the object ID is required in SAP systems for assigning identities to departments. |
Parent department |
Click Assign/Change and select a department to be the parent department for organizing the department hierarchically. If you want the department at the root of a department hierarchy, leave the field empty. |
Manager |
Click Assign/Change and select the manager responsible for the department. |
2nd Manager |
Click Assign/Change and select an identity to act as a deputy to the department's manager. |
Location |
Click Assign/Change and select the location the cost center is primarily assigned to. |
Attestors |
Click Assign/Change and select a cost center. Members of the selected application role can approve attestation cases for the department. |
Cost center |
Click Assign/Change and select the location the department is primarily assigned to. |
Role approver |
Click Assign/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the department. |
Role approver (IT) |
Click Assign/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the department. |
Description |
Enter a description for the department. |