Creating a department

Creating a department

Select “Create department” from left pane.
The “Create Department” page appears.
The system displays the following details at the top right of the page.

Date Format

The date format that is applicable to the login user. More Details

Specify the following details to create a new department.

Organization Structure Unit	The organization unit in which the organization structure component is deployed Tell me more
Department Code	A unique code to identify the department.
Department Short Description	A short description to identify the department. For example, if the department being created is “Administration”, you can enter the short description as “Admin”.
Department Long Description	A long description to make the department description more clear. For example, if the short description entered is “Admin”, you can enter the long description as “To handle administration with regard to Marketing and Sales”.
Inactive	Indicate whether you want the department to be active and available for use or otherwise. If the department is active, it indicates that it is available for use in other activities.

To deactivate: Select the check box.
To activate: Leave the check box blank.

Effective From	The date from which the new department takes effect.
	The date is to be entered in the format set by the user in the Set Date Format activity.
Applicable to	Choose the organization unit to which the department details will be made available. The options in the drop-down list box are described below.
	“All Org. Units” refers to all the applicable organization units for the setup unit.
	“Login (Operative/Current/Working/Chosen) Org. Unit” refers to the organization unit you selected in the “Unit Structure Setup” unit, if applicable.
	“Selective Org. Units” refers to a distinct set of applicable organization units to be specified in the “Org. Unit Mapping” page.
	“Existing Mapped Org. Units” refers to maintaining the most recent mapping of the applicable organization units.
Comments	The comments you want to enter pertaining to the details specified.

To enter comments

Select the book icon beside the “Comments” field. The system displays a dialog box.
Enter your comments.
Select the “OK” pushbutton to save the details and return to the previous page.
Select the “Cancel” pushbutton to return to the previous page without saving the details entered.

To save department details

Select the “Save” pushbutton at the bottom of the page.

Page Objective

Use this page to create a department.