Enterprise structure modeling

This section explains the sessions you must use when you construct an Enterprise Structure Model.

Note: You must define the majority of the data you want to incorporate in an Enterprise Structure Model in the EMM module, in Common Data.

Enterprise Structure Models (tgbrg0512m000)

To create and maintain Enterprise Structure Models, use the Enterprise Structure Models (tgbrg0512m000) session. You can create an Enterprise Structure Model from scratch, or base it on an existing Enterprise Structure Model.

To create an enterprise structure model:

  • In the Enterprise Structure Model field, specify the name for the Enterprise Structure Model.
  • On the Authorizations tab, specify the model authorization.

This table shows the key fields for the Enterprise Structure Models (tgbrg0112s000) session:

Field Description
Map Select a map that is used in the Modeler to visualize the graphical locations of the enterprise units.
Copied-From Model If the enterprise structure model is copied from another enterprise structure model, select the model from which the current enterprise structure model is copied.
Copied-From Model Version Select the version from which the current enterprise structure model is copied.

To view the enterprise units that are linked to the selected Enterprise Structure Model:

  • Select an Enterprise Structure Model and click Enterprise Structure Model Browser...; alternatively, on the appropriate menu, click Enterprise Structure Model Browser....

When you have defined the necessary data, you must start the Modeler to create enterprise units and the relationships between them.

  • On the appropriate menu, click Edit icon, or Edit Diagram...

Enterprise Units (tgbrg0130s000)

To create and maintain enterprise units, use the Enterprise Units (tgbrg0130s000) session. To start this session, in the Modeler:

  • Double-click an Enterprise Unit or right-click an Enterprise Unit and click Properties. An enterprise unit represents part of a multinational organization that meets these conditions:
    • Has its own financial responsibility towards the overall organization.
    • Is confined to one country because it is linked to one financial company.
    • Consists of a set of entities which are parts of the LN application, such as warehouses and departments.
    • Represents, together with other enterprise units, a logistic company.
    • Can either be a location, which is part of your organization or an external business partner such as a supplier or customer.

Enterprise units can be modeled to represent parts of the organization using the LN software, such as sales outlets, production plants, and distribution centers. They can also be modeled to represent external business partners not using the LN software, such as suppliers and customers. The function of the enterprise unit is defined by a category, such as sales outlet or production plant.

The applications also use the Enterprise Structure Model to decide whether you can transfer goods from one enterprise unit to another. This depends on the relationships defined between the enterprise units in the Enterprise Structure Model.

To create an enterprise unit:

  • In the Enterprise Units field, specify a name for the enterprise unit.
  • In the Enterprise Unit Category field, select a category to classify the enterprise unit. An unlimited number of categories can be defined in the Enterprise Unit Categories (tgbrg0132s000) session. Each category must be of category type:
    • Site
    • Customer
    • Supplier

    The selection you make here determines the function of the enterprise unit in the enterprise structure model. A site does not mean that one enterprise unit is the complete physical site. Several enterprise units of the category-type site can represent different financial units located at the same physical site. If a category is defined, a bitmap must be selected that decides the appearance of the enterprise unit in the Modeler.

  • In the Financial Company field, select a financial company to let the applications determine what financial transactions must be carried out. And which currencies, and which financial company must be used when logistical transactions take place between enterprise units.
  • In the Calendar Code field, select a calendar code. A calendar code serves as an intermediate link between the financial company and a time zone. To process the financial data for a certain period, a financial company needs to be linked to a time zone.

This table shows the key fields for the Enterprise Units (tgbrg0130s000) session:

Field Description
Business Model This field links a business model to the enterprise unit. The link does not influence the applications. The business model determines which business control diagram you can select in the Business Control Diagram field.
Business Control Diagram You can only select a business control diagram that is incorporated in the business model you have selected in the Business Model field. You can only select a single business control diagram, not an entire model. The business control diagram helps to explain how the enterprise unit functions.
Business Control Diagram Category The business control diagram category is based on the control diagram you selected.

If you click Entities by Enterprise Unit, the key entities that are linked to the enterprise unit are displayed. You can define the link between an entity and an enterprise unit in the entity session itself.