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Implementing Position Management
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Forward Propagation
Forward propagation of future records means that a change in the value of a eld in an object, such as Job Information or
Position, is also made (“propagated”) to future records for the same object.
The forward propagation of this eld change stops as soon as one of the future records has a eld value maintained that is
different than the original eld value.
Forward propagation for positions also supports propagation of composites, such as matrix relationships, and of valid-when
associations, such as the parent position.
In the table below, you can see where forward propagation is supported in Position Management.
Location
Insert New Record
Make Correction
Position Org Chart
Supported
Supported
Manage Data
Supported
Not supported
Manage Position
Supported
Not supported
Import
Supported
Not supported
OData API
Supported
Not supported
Mass Data Management
Supported
Not supported
Mass Change Run
Supported
Not supported
Example
Let's look at a forward propagation example.
Procedure
1. We display a position by going to the Admin Center and choosing Manage Positions.
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We see that this position has 2 records. Originally, it had pay grade Z09, but the history shows that a change has been
scheduled to take effect from December 1. From then, the pay grade for this position will be Z11.
2. Now, we go to Admin Center again and choose Manage Data, then call up the data for Position. We insert a new position
record on November 1, between the rst record mentioned in step 1 and the second.
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We make some changes to the position data, including changing the pay grade from Z09 to Z10.
3. Now, we go back to the position record we looked at earlier.
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We see that all the changes we made in the data have been propagated to the last position record. The exception is the
pay grade, where the system found a change was already in place and did not change it again in line with entries made in
the data. The history shows a summary of all the changes.
Business Rules in Position Management
Rule scenarios and rule functions speci c to Position Management are available.
Rule Scenarios Available in Position Management
Various different rule scenarios are available in Employee Central Position Management.
Rule Functions in Position Management
Position Management includes a number of rule functions, making it easy to arrive at certain data.
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