An evaluation path represents a chain of relationships that exists among certain object types. It defines the relationships with which a structure is created. Objects can have several relationships. Consequently, not all of an object’s relationships are displayed in one view.
For example, to display the staff assignment along with the organizational structure (evaluation path O-S-P), you start with the organizational unit (O) and determine the relationships to the positions (S). When you start from these positions, you can determine the holders of the positions or the persons (P). After this cycle is complete, you progress to a subordinate organizational unit where you start the cycle again.
Cost centers and their relationships to organizational units are not displayed for this evaluation path.
Evaluation Paths: Search
You can use the object types you know to search for existing evaluation paths. To help you choose the correct evaluation path, the General Structures interface allows you to use the F4 help to specify up to three object types that exist in the evaluation path as selection criteria. You can then enter the objects you want to find in the evaluation path as the selection criteria.
When you access the General Structures interface, you can also generate temporary evaluation paths.
Creation of Evaluation Paths
You can create evaluation paths in Customizing for Organizational Management under Basic Settings.
One or more relationships form the navigation paths for an evaluation. These relationships enable you to report on and display structural information (for example, the organizational plan or the reporting structure).
In the Skip field in individual maintenance, you can specify that a particular navigation path is to be evaluated and the result is not to be displayed.
You can create alphanumeric evaluation paths with a maximum of eight characters. The first letter is Z.
If you prefer not to use a standard SAP evaluation path for reports that use an internal evaluation path, you can specify the alternative evaluation path in the Value Abbr. column.
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