Organization key is used for authorization purpose and here you can assign other dept./org. unit for the employee. To assign the key, use the VDSK1 feature and make the correct default value.
Definition: Field in authorization objects that is used to run diverse authorization checks by organizational assignment (using the P_ORGIN authorization object).
The content of the organizational key is either derived
by the system from the fields of the Organizational Assignment infotype
(0001) or entered manually by the user.
Structure: Controlling the Creation and Validation of the Organizational Key.
The VDSK1 feature (Organizational Key) and the T527 (Organizational
Key: Control), T527A (Organizational Key: Rules for Creating Organizational
Keys), and T527O (Organizational Key: Validation) tables control the creation
and validation of the organizational key.
To summarize:
The organizational key is used for authorization checks.
The organizational key defines the enterprise and personnel structure. You can use it to assign other organizational units to employees.
VDSK1 is feature which defaults Organization Key in the
IT0001. Organization Key is used for the authorization purpose.
To configure Organizational Key, go to
SPRO -> Personnel Management -> Personnel Administration -> Organizational Data -> Organizational Assignment -> Setup Organizational Key
Name of Activity
1. Maintain feature VDSK1
2. Control
3. Creation rules
4. Validation.
Organizational key:
Control: Assign the Validation to the rule you are going to create.
Organizational key:
Creation rules: Create the rule according to your requirements.
If you want to combine two fields to form the Organizational Key then create the rule with two sequential numbers. For example, WERKS (Personnel Area) and KOSTL (Cost Center) fields can be combined to form the Organizational Key.
Organizational key:
Maintain feature VDSK1: Organizational key default values are defined in the feature VDSK1.
Change the existing node to the rule you have created to make it the default Organizational Key in IT0001, while hiring.
