People & organization

Create and manage departments

Create departments, assign a department head, and manage department details.

What this does

Creates organization units and manages their name, description, department head, members, and status.

Before you start

Department create, update, and delete controls appear only with the matching permission.

Steps

  1. Open Departments. Search or filter the list when managing an existing department.
  2. To add one, select + Create Department, enter Department Name and optional Description and Department Head, then select Create Department.
  3. To change one, select Edit / Manage, update General Information, and select Save Details.
  4. Use the available status or archive controls only when needed.

Result

The department list and employee department choices reflect the saved department.

Related/Next guide: Create and manage roles.