SAP ABAP IMG Activity /ISDFPS/_FE04 (Define Branches)
Hierarchy
☛ EA-DFPS (Software Component) SAP Enterprise Extension Defense Forces & Public Security
   ⤷ IS-DFS-OF-FOR (Application Component) Force Element
     ⤷ /ISDFPS/FORCE0C (Package) Customizing Force Element
IMG Activity
ID /ISDFPS/_FE04 Define Branches  
Transaction Code /ISDFPS/11000005   IMG Activity: /ISDFPS/_FE04 
Created on 20020822    
Customizing Attributes /ISDFPS/_FE04   Define Branches 
Customizing Activity /ISDFPS/_FE04   Define Branches 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name /ISDFPS/_FE04    

Use

In this IMG activity, you define branches and determine which properties a certain branch is to have.

Each force element can be assigned to a branch. There are different branches for the individual organizational areas.

In the SAP system, branches enable you to differentiate between various troops within an army according to task area. For example, the branch (armored cavalry, armored infantry, or paratroopers) within the branch type combat troops.

For the "Logistics" branch, you can specify a basic type, which governs whether a branch is a replenishment or a maintenance element.

Standard settings

The standard system already contains various predefined branches that you can use.
However, you can also change the descriptions and properties of these standard branches.

Recommendation

We recommend you work with the standard branches.

Requirements

To create a new branch, you must have already created descriptions of the organizational areas in the IMG activity Define Organizational Areas.

Activities

Check whether or not the standard branches meet your requirements.

If necessary, create new branches:

  1. In the Country field, enter a two-digit country key.
    Note that different countries can have different branches so they are, therefore, country specific. We recommend that you use the copy function to create new branches for different countries and to then change the data accordingly.
  2. In the Organizational Area field, use the input help to select an organizational area.
  3. In the Branch field, enter a key for your new branch.
  4. In the Abbr. field, enter an abbreviation for your new branch.
    This abbreviation can be up to eight characters long and can comprise numbers, letters, or special characters.
    However, because this abbreviation is language-dependent, we recommend you use letters.
  5. In the Description field, you can enter a description for your new branch.
  6. In the Branch Type field, use the input help to select the higher-level branch type. The branch type is a supplementary way of grouping branches. You define these values in Define Branch Types.
  7. In the Basic Type field, you can subdivide the branch type (for example, as a replenishment or maintenance element).
  8. By setting the Hide indicator, you can hide a branch in standard transactions.
    Hiding a branch is useful if you no longer want the branch to be used but you cannot delete it because it is still used in infotype 1950. Hidden branches cannot be processed in standard transactions.
  9. In the Branch Function ID field, enter the function identifier. (standard: MIL-STD-2525B, Common Warfighting Symbology).

Example

Country    OrgArea    Branch    Abbr.    Description    Branch Type    Basic Type    Hide

DE    1    1    Ar    Armored    Combat Troops    Replenishment    <Indicator Not Set>

DE    1    2    ArmCav    Armored Cavalry    Combat Troops    Replenishment    <Indicator Not Set>

DE    1    B    Maint    Maintenance    Logistics Troops    Maintenance    <Indicator Not Set>

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG /ISDFPS/_FE04 0 /ISDFPS/KL10000012 Force Element 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
/ISDFPS/V_CBRNCH V - View SM30  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050513 
SAP Release Created in 46C0