How do I Manage Departments in WorkForce?

Departments can be created when creating an employee or through the Manage Departments section in WorkForce People.  

Departments and Teams are required for the system to function as expected, however, there is also the option to create a Departments with Sub-Departments and Teams. 

To navigate to this section, start by expanding the ‘Manage Departments’ item in the left-hand side section of WorkForce People, and next click ‘List View’. 

How to create Departments

Expand the ‘Manage Departments’ section in the left-hand side section of WorkForce People, click the ‘Add new Department link’ at the bottom of the Departments section, a lightbox (shown below) will appear, populate the items on screen and click ‘Add’ after which, the new Department will appear in the Departments section shown above. 

How to create Sub-Departments or Teams

When on the Manage Departments List View, click the ‘Explore’ button that is in line with the Department which requires a Sub-Department or Team.  

Next, click the ‘Add new Department/Team link at the bottom of the Departments section and a lightbox will appear as shown below: 

As a ‘Type’ Administrators can select Department which represents a Sub-Department, or Team which represents a Team within a Department. Next, fill in the Sub-Department, or Team name, select supervisors for the team, and click the ‘Add’ button to finalise the process. 

How to edit Departments 

Simply click the ‘Edit’ button that is in line with a Department and the details panel on the left-hand side of the page will show all details of a Department that can be edited. 

How to edit Sub-Departments or Teams

Click the ‘Explore’ button that is in line with a Department that contains the Sub-Departments or Teams that require editing. Next, click the ‘Edit’ button that is in line with the Sub-Department or Team that requires editing and the details panel on the left-hand side of the page will show all details of a Sub-Department or Team that can be edited. 

Note: To add employees to Teams, visit the Employees section. 

Organisational Chart

WorkForce People contains an organisational chart which allows for Departments, Sub-Departments and Teams to be edited (by clicking on the boxes shown on the right-hand side below) or moved by dragging and placing items accordingly. 

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