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.
  • 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.
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