The Parent Org. Unit and Validity fields are used to define where an Organizational Unit belongs in the hierarchy and during which period the relationship is valid.

Store Transfer Between Regions

A store currently belongs to the Central Region, but from 1 January it will become part of the East Region.

Configuration:

• Current Parent Org. Unit – Central Region
• Current relation Valid To – 31 December
• New Parent Org. Unit – East Region
• New relation Valid From – 1 January

The store remains the same Organizational Unit, while its position in the hierarchy changes from the effective date of the reorganization.

Department Transfer Between Production Plants

A department is transferred from one production plant to another as part of an organizational restructuring.

Configuration:

• Current Parent Org. Unit – Production Plant A
• Current relation Valid To – 30 June
• New Parent Org. Unit – Production Plant B
• New relation Valid From – 1 July

The validity of the relationships preserves the previous organizational assignment while defining the department's new position from July.