Business Functions (tgbrg2100s000)

Use this session to create and maintain the business function details.

You cannot change business functions:

  • From another version than the current modeling version.
  • For which you are not authorized.
Current Modeling Version

A group of model items that share some characteristics, such as the customer, owner, and effective date.

Business Function

A model item that defines relevant business issues.

A business function is used in business control diagrams to show how the primary process of an organization is controlled. In addition, a business function is the primary part of a business function model, which is a multilevel structure of the functions used in the business control model. A business function model provides a hierarchical breakdown of the business function.

You can also use a business function to transform a function model to a process model.

Version

A group of model items that share some characteristics, such as the customer, owner, and effective date.

Description

The description or name of the version.

External Code

A user-definable code that indicates the position of a model item relative to other model items.

Description

The description or name of the business function.

Parent Business Function

The business function that is one level above the current business function and to which the current business function is linked.

A tree structure is built by means of the Parent Business Function field.

Parent Business Function

The description or name of the parent business function.

Generation Date

By default, the date when the business function was created.

However, anybody who is authorized can change the date to another date.

Owner

An ERP user who has created a model item or version, or the ERP user who is responsible for the model or version.

Owner

The name of the owner.

Category

A division within a system of classification. Most model items can be categorized.

Description

The description or name of the category.

Wizard

A special form of user assistance that automates a task by setting the parameter values within a business model and which directs the software to meet the specific requirements of an organization.

Description

The description or name of the wizard.

Expired

If this check box is selected, the business function can no longer be used in the specified version.

Repository Help

If this check box is selected, Help on repository level is created that provides you with additional information about the business function.

Diagram Status

The stage in the development of a model item.

Description

The description or name of the status.

Owner

If this check box is selected, only the owner can modify the business function.

In addition, the owner must also be authorized for the version and the status of the business function.

Users with Tools Role

If this check box is selected, only the ERP user with the Tools role specified in the Only Role is Authorized field can modify the business function.

In addition, the users who have this Tools role must also be authorized for the version and the status of the business function.

You can link Tools roles to a normal user in the User Data (ttaad2500m000) session.

Note: Super users already have Tools roles.
Only Role is Authorized

Everybody

If this check box is selected, every ERP user can modify the business function.

In addition, users must also be authorized for the version and the status of the business function.

Date

The date when the last changes were made to this session.

Last Change Time

The time when the last changes were made to this session.

User

The user who made the last changes in this session.

User

The name of the user who made the last changes in this session.