Through this activity, you can view the details of a department. Departments refer to the functional units into which an organization is divided for efficient execution of work along with aiding in administrative convenience. For example, Human Resources department handles all aspects of work pertaining to the hiring of employees and staffing the other departments with competent employees.

The system maintains the department record in all the languages specified at the time of installation. You can view the department in any of the available languages.

You can view the following details of the department:

• The unique code of the department.

• The short and long descriptions of the department.

• The date from which the department is effective.

• The employment units to which the department is mapped.

• The competencies mapped to the department.

• The cost centers to which the department is mapped.

In addition, you can view the active or inactive status of the record. If the department is active, it means that it will be available for use in other activities.

Apart from viewing the department details, you can view the competencies mapped to it. Competencies refer to the skills, knowledge and behavioral traits that an employee attached to the department must possess, for optimum performance. For example, effective communication skills enable an employee attached to the marketing department to work efficiently.

The department cost center mapping details can also be viewed. Cost centers refer to the functional units into which an organization is divided for costing purposes. When you map the department to a particular cost center, it indicates that all the costs and expenditure incurred on the department will be apportioned to the specified cost center.

You can also view the comments entered pertaining to the department.

Getting familiar with the pages inside

Go to page…	…to carry out task
Select Department to View	Selecting the required department record, which you want to view.
View Department Details	Viewing the department details
Department-Org. Unit Mapping	Viewing department-org. unit mapping details
View Department Competency Mapping	Viewing department-competency mapping details
Department Cost Center Mapping	Viewing department-cost center mapping details