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Functional Unit

business object

Definition

An organizational center that is responsible for the planning, execution, and administration of business process steps. The responsibility can lie with the organizational center itself or it can be delegated to other organizational centers.

Technical Data

Software Component Version ESM ERP 606
Technical Name FunctionalUnit
Business Object Type Master Data Object


Business Context and Use

The Functional Unit business object is used by services that reference solution-specific data. In contrast, the Organisational Centre business object is used by services that reference solution-unspecific data.

Industry-Specific Information for Defense Forces

Within the industry solution SAP for Defense & Security the Functional Unit business object represents an organizational element of armed forces, police, and aid organizations. Within this industry solution you use the Functional Unit business object to map the business characteristics of organizational elements, mainly human resources management, accounting, materials management, plant maintenance, and flight operations. You map the relationships between Functional Units to represent the hierarchical or functional structures of your organization.

Therefore, you can plan and control the business processes that are specific for armed forces, police, and aid organizations along these structures. In this manner you can distinguish between the different scenarios, e.g. in the case of military organizations between domestic base, operations, and exercises.

The Functional Unit business object corresponds to the organizational element specific for armed forces, police, and aid organizations, which is mapped by the force element object of the industry solution SAP for Defense & Security.

Related Business Objects

You can also map organizational elements using the Organisational Centre business object.

Other Terms

Force element (specialization in SAP Module 'EA-DFPS')

Notes on SAP Implementation

Industry-Specific Information for Defense Forces

To use this business object within the industry solution SAP for Defense & Security ,

More Information

Industry-Specific Information for Defense Forces

For more information about the force element, see

Service Interfaces

Functional Unit Out
The Functional Unit outbound service interface groups operations that are used to respond functional unit queries asynchronously.
Category: A2X Direction: outbound
Functional Unit In
The Functional Unit inbound service interface groups operations that are used to query functional unit data asynchronously.
Category: A2X Direction: inbound
Manage Functional Unit In
An interface to determine, create, and change characteristics or assignments of Functional Units that are specific for armed forces, police, and aid organizations.
Category: A2X Direction: inbound
Query Functional Unit In
An interface to determine Functional Unit information.
Category: A2X Direction: inbound

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