Administration

Configurable Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)

The Configurable OBS feature lets a CA Clarity PPM administrator configure an OBS like other CA Clarity PPM attributes. Here are some examples of how the CA Clarity PPM administrator can configure the OBS attributes:

Make the OBS field mandatory.
Make the OBS field read-only.
Set the OBS field so that the value is entered only once.
Set the default value for the OBS field.
Set the override default value for the OBS field.
Hide the OBS field.
Change the label for the OBS field.
Move the OBS section to another subpage or a secured subpage.
Rename the OBS section.
Delete the OBS section.
Move the OBS fields out of the OBS section to any other section.
Configure the OBS attributes on the list page.
Use inline editing.
Enable audit trail for the OBS attributes.
Use auto-suggest for the OBS fields.
Use language translation for the OBS fields.
Use an OBS field in the system or manual action of a process definition.

When an object is associated with an OBS, the following actions happen:

The associated object appears as a hyperlink under the Associated Objects section on the OBS Properties page.
For a non-financial OBS, an attribute with the OBS name and OBS - Lookup Data Type is created on the associated Object Attribute page.
For a financial OBS, an attribute named Department OBS of OBS Entity - Lookup Data Type is created on the associated Object Attribute page. The Department OBS attribute is created only on the first association of an object with the financial Department OBS. As a result, you have only one Department OBS attribute in the attributes list of the associated object.
These Data Types are reserved only for the OBS attributes and are not available for the custom attribute creation. However no attribute is created when you associate an object with the Location OBS.

The following tables provide you the details of the OBS attributes that are created after the association.


Financial OBS
OBS Name	Object Name	Attribute Name	Attribute ID	Data Type
CA Dept	Project¹⁾	Department OBS	odf_obs_fin_dept	OBS Entity - Lookup
CA Loc	Project	N/A	N/A	N/A
Non-financial OBS
OBS Name	Object Name	Attribute Name	Attribute ID	Data Type
Resource Pool	Project	Resource Pool²⁾	odf_<first four valid characters of the OBS_ID>_<#code of the OBS ID>	OBS - Lookup

Notes:

¹⁾Can be any except the following objects:
- Financial OBS: Company, Incident Category, Job/Report, Page, Portfolio, Portlet, Process Definition, Release, Release Plan, and Requirement.
- Non-financial OBS: Incident Category, Job/Report, Page, Portlet, and Process Definition.
²⁾By default, the OBS name, and the attribute name are the same when an object is associated with a non-financial OBS.

For more information about the configurable OBS, see the Administration Guide.