Outlining Organizational Key Authorization Checks

The organizational key (P0001-VDSK1 field) used to run differentiated authorization checks on the organizational assignment (using the P_ORGIN authorization object). The content of the organizational key is either derived by the system from the fields of the Organizational Assignment infotype (0001) or entered manually by the user.

The organizational key consists of a 14-character field in infotype 0001 that you can structure freely. You can use specific control and rule tables to help you structure the field. Do not confuse the organizational key with the organizational unit.

In the standard system, the organizational key is built up as follows: the first four places contain the personnel area and the following ten places contain the cost center.

You can create your own Organizational Key in configuration. The organizational key can be made up of any collection of field values found on Infotype 0001 and is limited to 14 character spaces.

The corresponding menu path in Customizing is Personnel Management→Personnel Administration→Organizational Data→Organizational Assignment→Set Up Organizational Key.

A variable key is determined using the VDSK1 feature.

This key is used according to the Organizational Key: Control table (T527) to determine how the organizational key should be created or validated. The fields Default/Validation and Rule for Creating Organizational Keys are evaluated for this purpose. The Default/Validation field can contain the following values:

1 = optional entry without validation

2 = optional entry with validation

3 = required entry with validation

4 = default that cannot be overwritten without validation

5 = default that can be overwritten without validation

6 = default that can be overwritten with validation

7 = default that cannot be overwritten with validation

If you make an entry for Default/Validation which causes a default value to be created (entries 4, 5, 6 or 7), you must also maintain the Rule for Creating Organizational Key field. This entry is then used to determine the corresponding creation rule for the organizational key Organizational Key: Rule for Creating Organizational Key table (T527A).

If you make an entry for Default/Validation which causes the organizational key to be validated, you must enter the values that should be recognized by the system as permitted in the Organizational Key Validation table (T527O).