Each organization unit, including the root organization unit, can include one or more positions. The organization unit is the parent element to any positions contained within it. A default location can be specified for an organization unit.
Positions can be filled by one or more registered users. This structure allows for instances where a user may leave the company and his or her position becomes vacant until another user is assigned to that position. If a location is not specified for a position, the position is automatically assigned the default location of the organization unit.
Users report to other users based on their position assignment. Typically a user reports to the user(s) assigned to his or her lead position. Organization reporting administration is described in Chapter 5.
It is important to note that if a user is not assigned to a position, then that user will not be represented in the organization structure and will not be assigned to a job within the organization. This means that work cannot be allocated to that user based on his or her job.