An HCM system enables you to set up three integrated structures, the enterprise structure, the personnel structure and the organizational structure.
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You must be able to evaluate and report on employee data from all enterprise-specific organizational aspects. Every employee is included in the structure of the company.
Integrated HCM Structure
The three structures in HCM are:
- Enterprise structure
- Personnel structure
- Organizational structure
The allocation of employees to the structures in their enterprise is of the utmost importance in Human Resources. In a Personnel Action, the first step is to enter the data for these three structures in IT0001 Organizational Assignment.
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The employee is assigned, for example, to a company code, a personnel area, and a personnel sub area. You also assign employees to positions, which results in the employee's assignment to an organizational unit, a job, and a cost center.