The unit menu administers the organisation structure of the company. Usually, departments and subdivisions (possibly also branch locations) are defined, along with the corresponding employee. These units are used as a basis for the local permission system (see administration guide). Furthermore, they can be used for assigning projects to the organistaion units.

Tip: For more on this subject see chapter 4.1.07 Work Time Administration 4.1.08 Verwaltung von Units.

Annotation: For these units (analog to the project structure) functional permissions can be defined (see also administration guide).

The mask consists of the following elements:

• Unit: This field specifies the unit.
• Top Unit (Highest Unit): The highest unit of the defined unit is automatically displayed here.
• Definition: This field describes the unit (location, department, subdivision, …).
• Unit Supervisor: This drop-down menu consists of the supervisor of the unit (usually, the head of the department, or if the units are locations, the supervisor of the location).
• Employee: Diese Mehrfachauswahl beinhaltet alle Mitarbeiter dieser Unit/Abteilung. Zusätzlich zu den Mitarbeitern werden vom System die Unitleiter der untergeordneten Units ebenfalls als Mitarbeiter der Unit interpretiert.
• Übergeordnete Unit: Diese Mehrfachauswahl beinhaltet alle übergeordneten Units (beispielsweise Hauptabteilungen oder Standorte).
• Sub-Unit: Diese Mehrfachauswahl beinhaltet alle untergeordneten Units (beispielsweise Unterabteilungen).
• Comment: This field is designate for entering comments.