Overview of Loading Work Structures

The work structures that you can load using HCM Data Loader include grades, grade ladders, grade rates, jobs, job families, locations, organizations, positions, and HCM position hierarchies. This topic describes some general considerations that apply to most or all work structures.

Reviewing Component Hierarchies

Select a work structure on the View Business Objects page to review its component hierarchy.

Loading Set-Enabled Work Structures

These work structures are set enabled:

• Departments

• Grades

• Jobs

• Locations

You can create them in a specific reference data set, which restricts their use to an individual business unit. Alternatively, you can create them in the common set, where they're generally available. You must ensure that referenced sets exist and are associated with relevant business units, if appropriate.

Using Action Reasons

You can associate action reasons with these work structures:

• Grades

• Grade rates

• Grade ladders

• Jobs

• Locations

• Organizations

• Positions

If you plan to use action reasons, then you must create them before you load work structures. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, use the following:

• Functional Area: Workforce Structures

• Task: Manage Action Reasons