Using Org-units
Org-Units are used in several diagrams. The main points concerning this object type are reminded in this section.
An org-unit represents a person or a group of persons that intervenes in the enterprise business processes or information system. An org-unit can be internal or external to the enterprise. An internal org-unit is an organizational element of enterprise structure such as a management, department, or job function. It is defined at a level depending on the degree of detail to be provided on the organization (see org-unit type). Example: financial management, sales management, marketing department, account manager. An external org-unit is an external entity that exchanges flows with the enterprise. Example: customer, supplier, government office.Creating an org-unit
To create an org-unit from the Environment navigation pane:
1. Select Organization.
2. Expand the Org-Units folder.
The list of all org-units appears.
3. Click the New button.
4. In the Creation of Org-Unit dialog box, enter the name of the org-unit you want to create.
5. Click OK.
The org-unit appears in the list.
Internal org-unit/external entity
During creation, org-units are considered as elements internal to the company.
To specify that an org-unit is not part of the company, you must modify the org-unit properties and enter the "External" status.
To assign the "External" characteristic to the org-unit:
1. Right-click the org-unit and select Properties.
2. From the Characteristics tab, click in the Internal/External field and select "External" value.
3. Click on OK to apply the update and close the properties dialog box.
This characteristic is represented graphically and is automatically displayed in the diagrams.