Administrative Help

Managing Departments

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Administrators can set up departments to define the organizational structure of an enterprise. When the department structure has been created, individual users can be added to specific departments.

Note: To assign a user to a department, follow the procedure for Assigning Users to Departments.

To create a department:

  1. On the Administration Home page, under User Settings, click Departments.
    A hierarchy of current departments displays.
  2. Click the department under which to create a new department.
  3. Click Create. A text box appears.
  4. Type the Name of the department, and then click ok.
    The new department is added to the hierarchy.

To RENAME a department:

  1. Navigate through the department hierarchy and click the department you want to rename.
  2. Click Rename. A text box appears.
  3. Type the new name of the department, and then click ok.

To DELETE a department:

  1. Navigate through the department hierarchy and click the department you want to delete.
  2. Click Delete. A confirmation message appears.
  3. Click ok to delete the department.
    Note:
    Any sub-departments that exist below the department in the hierarchy are also deleted.