A Department is a specialized functional area or division within an organization.

Within your organization, you can configure Departments, establish Leave Block Lists, and designate Leave and Expense Approvers for each department.

To access Department, go to:

> Home > Human Resources > Employee > Department

Department is a tree-structured master, which means you can create parent departments and sub-departments.

> Note: The ‘Is Group’ checkbox needs to be checked if the Department is a parent department.

1. Prerequisites

Before creating a department, it is advisable you create the following documents:

• Company

2. How to create a Department

1. Go to the Department list, click on New.
2. Enter Department name.
3. Select Company name.
4. Select Leave Block List (optional) applicable for this department.
5. Save.

3. Features

3.1 Leave and Expense Approvers

In the respective tables labeled ‘Leave Approver’ and ‘Expense Approver,’ you have the option to designate Approvers for both Leave and Expense requests for a specific Department.

> Note: Multiple Leave and Expense Approvers can be set for a particular Department. However, the first Approver in the list will be set as the default Approver.

4. Related Topics

1. Employment Type
2. Employee Grade
3. Employee Branch
4. Employee Designation