Create and maintain departments
Configure groups, locations, membership placement, and department administration.
- Location
- Administration → Departments; /manage/departments
- Access
- Department administration permission. Organisation administrators can create root groups and locations.
Procedure
- Open Departments and the new department form.
- Enter the name and select the parent department. Select the kind when that field is available, then select Add.
- Open the department to edit its details, membership list, and administrators.
Controls
| Control | Function |
|---|---|
| Name | Sets the department's displayed name. |
| Parent department | Places the department beneath an existing group or location. |
| Kind | Selects a group or location. |
| Add | Creates the department. |
| Rename / Save | Edits and saves the department name and parent. |
| Move | Changes a membership's department. |
| Archive | Archives the department after the form's checks pass. |
| Reopen | Reactivates an archived department. |
The organisation's configured group terminology supplies the page and field labels. Department administration follows the accessible department hierarchy.