Data Business Definition



Solvay is organized in Global Business units, Groups of activities and Activity 1. This structure is used to provide the proper reports for business follow-up.

The Business Structure has to be set-up in SAP (PF1 & WP1) using dedicated data object (IECRA, Profit centers & Business Areas)


Roles





Data Sources, Type and Classification


BFC + SAP

Master Data

Internal Data


Data Protection and Update Frequency


No special access except for the structure's update (BFC admin - SU Financial accounting)

At least once a year (usually at the end)



Data Quality Issues and Rules


Wrong objects allocation

Objects should not be allocated to Obsolete GBU


Data Attributes


Data AttributeDescriptionLink
Business AreaThe Business Area is used in PF1 only and it identifies the business involved in each transactionMore Info
Activity 1 & Activity 2Activity 1 groups sets of similar materials under a Group of ActivitiesMore Info
Global Business UnitGBU field is set to identify the different business of SolvayMore Info
Group of ActivitiesGroup of Activities is the field that allows to identify the activities under each GBUMore Info
Intra GBU FlagFlag when BFC Global Business Unit (C_TECMAT_CPFCTR1_2) = BFC Partner GBU (C_TECPARA_CPFCTR1_2)More Info
IECRA

An IECRA is the combination of:
1) a division: groups of similar products or product lines produced with the same technology

2) a distribution channel: channel through which saleable materials or services reach the customer

More Info


Quality Controls




Process Flows