If you use positions to define roles, you can define position hierarchies to show the detailed line management reporting in each organization or throughout the enterprise.
You can create and maintain your reporting structures in two ways:
Using the Position Hierarchy window
Using the Position Hierarchy Diagrammer
The Hierarchy Diagrammer, included with Oracle HRMS, enables you to create your position hierarchies graphically, and make intuitive drag-and-drop changes to them.
See: Introduction to Hierarchy Diagrams
Position hierarchies are very like organization hierarchies. You can set up a primary hierarchy and multiple secondary hierarchies to show reporting lines, including 'dotted line' reporting, and to control access to information.
Position hierarchies are dated, so you can create future-dated versions to prepare for reorganization in advance, and can retain previous versions for historical information.
Position Hierarchies
You can add new positions to an existing hierarchy, or change positions in a hierarchy. You can also delete a position hierarchy, but you must check that it is not tied in to other working areas of the system.