SAP R/3 : Indirect Role assignments - Is position unique to every user?

Hi.
While am exploring /learning SAP R/3 roles and auth, I would appreciate if I could get clarity on the following :
This link on SDN on Indirect role assignments are very informative.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/f03e6f6c-8c16-2a10-1581-ed8812e2effe
This link is also more explanatory : http://my.affinitext.com/public/book/5442/-1/1423831
So if my understanding is correct, it is better to assign roles - indirectly by position, so that if an employee's position changes, his role can be removed, based on position again ??? And somewhere we are linking with infotype 105.
My only doubt is : if we are going to assign roles by position and remove the roles by position, so that as the position of an employee changes, the previous roles become null and void and new roles can be assigned as per new position.
So would like to know :
as to whether this position number which we see from PA20, is unique to every user on the system ?
So that, if there is a need to remove a role based on postion, we could remove the role from PO13;
BY doing that, then will it not affect other users ?
Can somebody help me understand this.
Because if i want to see the effect immediately, if i go to PFUD and put the role name and say execute, i see that the role which was removed from PO13 is gone immediately from the user.
Many thanks
Indu
Edited by: Indumathy Narayanan on Nov 22, 2011 9:25 AM

GOT IT THANKS.
Hi Prashant.
Good morning and wishes.
Can you please help me understand this.
I understand from HR person that position is uniquely defined (from hire to retire)
and roles are generally given based on position.
However, I see a person : whose roles have been assigned as per position all these years.
He had 2 roles in project A. He now moved into a different project B.
But. when i check, i still see the roles - reflecting on SU01 & well as in the tab of user of the role X under pfcg.
BUT when i check PO13 - and put the position / relationship and say overview.
I dont see the roles at all there.
Why this is so. Why the discrepancy on different screens.
Also How can I get a confirmation that - these roles are actually removed and is not there for the user.
Rather.
How could the removal of roles based on position become completely effective on the system.
So that all screens display the same information.
Also would like to know - whether it is ok to remove the role expiry date directly from PFCG/ROLE Display/user tab/select user/
and then make the role invalid or expired / or extend the expiry.
Many thanks.
Indu
Edited by: Indumathy Narayanan on Dec 7, 2011 12:09 PM
Edited by: Indumathy Narayanan on Dec 7, 2011 1:42 PM
Edited by: Indumathy Narayanan on Dec 7, 2011 5:17 PM

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