Data authorization requirements for Product Design

This table lists the production authorization for the product design tasks that are considered as a part of the Production processes.

Note

Only the other (secondary) attributes are listed in this table.

Authorized Roles	Tasks	Secondary Attribute/Other Attribute	Permissions
Product Engineer	Create and maintain item header Create and maintain item – production data Create and maintain alternative items Create and maintain item – tool data	Other Attribute Item	An employee is allowed to view all assigned items. An employee is allowed to create and modify items for which the employee has modify permission. An employee can only assign alternative items for which the employee has modify permission.
	Create and maintain bill of material (JSC)	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Warehouse	An employee is allowed to view the bill of material for all assigned items. An employee can only create a bill of material for items for which the employee is assigned modify permission. When the employee creates lines for the BOM the employee can only use items on the lines for which the employee has use permission. When the employee creates lines for the BOM the employee can only use warehouses on the lines for which the employee has use permission. When the employee creates a bill of material for an item, the employee can view and use assigned PCS projects.
	Creates and maintains machines	No authorization
	Creates and maintains tasks and task relationships	No authorization
	Creates and maintains routings and routing operations (JSC)	Work Center Enterprise Unit Parent Work Center Production Department Manager PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item	An employee is allowed to view the routings and routing operations of all assigned items. An employee can only assign routings and routing operations to items for which the employee has use or modify permission. When an employee creates/ modifies routing operations the employee can view or use assigned work centers. The employee can view and use assigned PCS projects.
	Maintains item material content (material pricing)	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee can view all assigned items. However, an employee can only updates/creates material item data for items for which the employee has use permission. The employee can view and use assigned (PCS) projects.
	Creates and maintains effectivity unit – process variables for an item (JSC) (prio 3)	Other Attribute Item	An employee is allowed to view the effectivity unit – process variables of all assigned items. An employee can only maintain this data for items for which the employee has use permission.
	Creates and maintains default process variables by item (JSC)	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee is allowed to view the default process variables of all assigned items. An employee can only maintain this data for items for which the employee has modify permission. The employee can view and use assigned (PCS) projects.
	Creates and maintains engineering BOMs Copies shop floor PBOM to EBOM Creates and maintains engineering items – item relationships	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee can view, use and modify all engineering items on all engineering BOMs (no item authorization. An employee can only copy PBOMs from items for which the employee has view, use or modify permission. An employee can assign engineering items to items for which the employee has view, use and modify permission. The employee can view and use assigned (PCS) projects.
	Creates and maintains product features by configurable item (PCF) Creates and maintains configurable item constraints and constraint IDs (PCF) Compiles constraints by configurable item (PCF)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view or setup product features, constraints and constraint IDs for items for which he/she has modify permission An employee can only compile constraints for items for which he/she has modify permission
	Creates and maintains configurable item structure (PCF) Creates and maintains generic BOMs (PCF)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view the structure/BOM of assigned items. An employee can only modify a structure/BOM for items for which the employee has modify permission. This employee can only use items in the structure/BOM for which the employee has use or modify permission.
	Creates and maintains generic item – settings for data generation (PCF) Creates and maintains generic routings (PCF) Creates and maintains generic price lists (PCF)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view settings, generic routings and price lists for items for which the employee has at least view permission. An employee can only create settings, generic routings and price lists for items for which the employee is assigned the modify-permission.
	Generates product variants (PCF)		Product variant configuration contains generated data. User can only view or generate data based on data that has already been pre-configured and has therefore no influence on the data. So no item authorization
	Creates and maintains production model (Repetitive)	Work Cell Enterprise Unit Production Department Other Attribute Item	An employee can view the production models of all assigned items. An employee can create and modify production models of all items for which the employee has modify permission. When the employee modifies or creates production models, the employee can view and use assigned work cells.
	Creates and maintains project parts (PCS)	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item	An employee can view items for which the employee has at least view permission. However, when the employee creates or maintains project parts, the employee can only use items for which the employee has use or modify permission. The employee can view and use assigned PCS projects.
	Generates (PCS project) structure for product variant	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item	An employee is only allowed to use items with use or modify permission as a base for generating the structure. The employee can view and use assigned PCS projects.
	Copies standard or customized product structure to customized structure Copies customized structure to standard product structure	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item	An employee is only allowed to use items (source) with use or modify permission as a base for copying. An employee is only allowed to copy to items (target) with modify permissions. The employee can view and use assigned PCS projects
	Creates and maintains generic BOMs (Assembly) Creates and maintains assembly BOM and operations (Assembly)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view the generic/assembly BOM of assigned items. An employee can only modify a generic/assembly BOM for items for which the employee has modify permission. This employee can only use items in the generic/assembly BOM with use-permission.
	Creates and maintains configurable items – assembly line (Assembly)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view the configurable items – assembly lines of assigned items. An employee can only modify configurable items – assembly lines BOM for items with use-permission
	Creates and maintains product variants (Assembly) Creates and maintains product variants – inventory (Assembly) Calculates assembly part requirements (Assembly)	Other Attribute Item	An employee can only view the product variants, - inventory of assigned items. An employee can only modify product variants, - inventory for items with use-permission. An employee can only calculate assembly part requirements for items with use-permission.
Planner	Creates and maintains item – ordering data Create and maintain item – planning data	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee is allowed to view all assigned items. An employee is allowed to create and modify items for which he/she has modify permission. The employee can view and use assigned projects.
Buyer	Maintains material prices in item - purchase	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee is allowed to view all assigned items. An employee is allowed to create and modify items for which the employee has modify permission. The employee can view and use assigned projects.
Buyer	Determines subcontracting rates	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Business Partner Project	An employee can view subcontracting rates of all assigned projects. An employee can only create and modify subcontracting rates for PCS projects for which the employee is assigned the use-permission. An employee can view and use assigned (PCS) projects. An employee can view and use assigned items. An employee can view and use assigned business partners.
Accountant	Maintains operation rates	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee	An employee can view operation rates of all assigned PCS projects. An employee can only modify operation rates of PCS projects with use permission. Note: Within PCS project authorization a blank field is also a code.
	Creates and maintains item surcharges	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee Other Attribute Item Project	An employee can view all items surcharges of assigned items. An employee can only modify item surcharges of items for which the employee has use permission. An employee can view and use assigned (PCS) projects.
	Creates and maintains project surcharges	PCS Project Enterprise Unit Calculation Office Project Employee	An employee can view project surcharges for all assigned PCS projects. An employee can modify only project surcharges for PCS projects for which the employee has use permission.