Creating an Association

In this step you will create another organization unit and connect it to your existing hierarchy using an Association.

An Association is another type of link. It is used to denote a non-hierarchical connection, and is visually differentiated from a Hierarchy.

Procedure

Create another organization unit and rename it Test Department.
Create Positions in Test Department and name them Test Manager and Tester.
Select the Test Department Organization Unit.
Select the Association tool from the Links drawer of the Organization Modeler palette.
Click and hold on Test Department and drag to the Claims Department Organization Unit. A broken line appears linking the two Organization Units, to indicate that they are associated in a non-hierarchical relationship.
Select File > Save, press Ctrl+S, or click on the disk icon to save the completed organization model.

After completing this tutorial, you can:

install the solution to this Tutorial and compare it with your version. See the instructions in Verifying the Results for how to do this.
follow the How to Add Groups Capabilities and Privileges to an Organization Model tutorial, which describes how to enhance an organization model with items that help allocate responsibilities and workflow.
use the "For More Information" links in this chapter to explore particular topics in more details

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