The Web Portal provides you with comprehensive functionality for managing the following objects.
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You can display any of the departments and their details.
To display departments
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In the menu bar click Data administration > Data Explorer.
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In the navigation, click System roles.
This opens the Departments page and displays all the departments.
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(Optional) To display details of a department, click the department.
You can create new departments.
Other properties (such as, memberships, entitlements, and so on) can be defined later during editing.
To create a department
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In the menu bar click Data administration > Data Explorer.
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In the navigation, click System roles.
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On the Departments page click Create department.
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In the Create Department pane, enter the main data of the department in the respective fields.
Table 67: 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 Select/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 |
Select the manager who is responsible for the department. |
Deputy manager |
Select an identity to act as a deputy to the department's manager. |
Additional managers |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role are responsible for the department. |
Location |
Click Select/Change and select the location the department is primarily assigned to. |
Attestors |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve attestation cases for the department. |
Cost center |
Click Select/Change and select the cost center the department is primarily assigned to. |
Role approver |
Click Select/Change and select an application role. Members of the selected application role can approve requests for members of the department. |
Role approver (IT) |
Click Select/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. |
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Click Create.