SS> Maintenance> Departments
        
            Department Maintenance
         
        Summary
        
         
        The Department Maintenance window is used to create and maintain departments. Department codes are used to 
	group employees together into departments and are attached to employee records 
	using the Employee Maintenance window (PR> Maintenance> Employee).
         
        Department codes can be used in the Payroll module to filter the employees that display on almost every 
	report in the Payroll module. This allows you to generate Payroll reports by 
	department and distribute those reports to department managers.
         
        Departments can be used in the Human Resources module to control the wages and salaries of employees in a 
	department. For example, you can use the Position Control feature to set up the 
	positions that are available in each department. As employees are hired, 
	employees with fill in open positions.
         
        Related Links
        
         
        Click here for information on Position Control.
        
        Click here for information on employee maintenance.
        
         
        Step by Step
        
         
        1     View the departments.  
            
                 
                
                    - Highlight a department in the left section of the window and the fields in the Maintenance section will 
		populate with the information attached to the selected department.
 
                    - Highlight a department and click the Delete icon 
 or press DELETE to delete the selected department. 
                    
                        - You cannot delete a department that is attached to an employee record. Remove the department for the employee 
			records (PR> Maintenance> Employee) and then delete the 
			department. If you do not know which employee is attached to a department, go to 
			the Employee Selection window (PR> Maintenance> Employee) and sort the employees 
			by department. This will display the employees that are attached to each 
			department code.
 
                    
                    - Click the Create icon 
 or press INSERT   to create a new department. This will create a new line item in the left 
		section of the window. 
                
             
         
         
        2     Create or modify a department.  
            
                 
                
                    - Enter a Department Code. The department code can be up to eight 
		alphanumeric characters long.
 
                    - Enter a Description. The description can be up to 30 characters long.
 
                    - The Account Sections field is used when creating requisitions.
 
                    - Click the Save icon 
 or press ENTER when complete. 
                
             
         
         
        
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