Associations

Associations is a concept used to link items together to organize a company’s structure for worker assignments. Associations can be made between organization units, locations, positions and workers.

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A user can create a location that is not associated to an organization unit, but a user cannot create an organization unit that is not associated with a location.

Create an Association for an Organization Unit

  1. From the Views toolbar, click Organizations.

  2. Select the drop_down_arrow.jpg drop-down for the appropriate Organization in which you want to add an Association. The Options menu displays.

  3. Click:

  1. From the Organizations section, select the appropriate organization.

  2. From the Views section, select:

  1. Select the checkboxes for the appropriate associations.

  2. Complete one of the following. Click:

Create an Association for a Location

  1. From the Views toolbar, click Locations.

  2. Select the drop_down_arrow.jpg drop-down for the appropriate location in which you want to add an association. The Options menu displays.

  3. Click:

  1. From the Locations section, select the appropriate Location.

  2. From the Views section, select:

  1. Select the checkboxes for the appropriate associations.

  2. Complete one of the following. Click:

Create an Association for a Position

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Positions are assigned to a worker only.

  1. From the Views toolbar, click Positions.

  2. Select the drop_down_arrow.jpg  drop-down for the appropriate position to add an association. The Options menu displays.

  3. Click Associated Employees to add or modify the workers associated with the Position.

  4. From the Associated Positions section, select the appropriate Position.

  5. From the Views section, select:

  1. From the Position column for each worker listed, click the Position, then select the appropriate option.

  2. Complete one of the following. Click: