You can set up a security profile that permits access to a supervisor hierarchy. This means that when a manager logs on to Oracle HRMS, the application uses assignment or supervisor attributes to build a person tree with the manager at the top level. The person tree shows the direct reports for the manager and also any direct reports at lower levels of the hierarchy to which the manager has access.
The structure of the person tree depends on whether you are using an assignment-based or person-based supervisor security profile. The following examples highlight the differences between the two types of supervisor security:
Supervisor Hierarchies
This type of security uses the Supervisor field in HRMS applications to generate a supervisor hierarchy. When a manager logs on to the HRMS application, the application assesses security permissions for the manager (user) and builds a hierarchy showing the manager's direct reports and, if applicable, additional subordinate levels of employees. In this case, a manager can see all assignments for the direct reports. In the example, Sam Taylor can see both assignments for Bob Wright (assignments 1 and 2) and both direct reports for these assignments (Jane Lewis and Tom Acland).
This type of security also uses the Supervisor field in HRMS applications but when the user enters the supervisor information, he or she can also select a particular assignment for the supervisor. When the supervisor logs on to Oracle HRMS or Oracle SSHR, the supervisor hierarchy is based on the supervisor's assignment.
Note: You should only use an assignment-based supervisor hierarchy if you have enabled multiple assignments in your organization.
In the example, Sam Taylor's access to person records depends on whether assignment-level security is enabled. If it is enabled, Sam can only access the records for Bob Wright's first assignment and direct report. If assignment-level security is not enabled, Sam can access the records for both of Bob's assignments and also for the direct report for the first assignment.
For more information, see Assignment-Level Security in Security Profiles.
HR: Supervisor Hierarchy Usage Profile Option
You use this profile option to specify the behavior of the supervisor hierarchy in HRMS applications by specifying whether the supervisor hierarchy is assignment or person-based.