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Add a Department

Create a department, give it a head, and set up the teams inside it.

Only the name is required, but the head is the field that matters most, because approvals route through it.

  1. Select Add Department on the Departments screen.

    The Add Department form, with the breadcrumb Worklink, Departments, Create Department. A Department Details section holds Department Name marked required with the placeholder e.g. Engineering, Department Code with the placeholder e.g. ENG, Mail Alias with the placeholder e.g. engineering@company.com, and a Department Head dropdown. A Sub-departments section below carries an Add Sub-Department button. Cancel and Save buttons sit at the foot.

  2. Enter the Department Name. It is the only required field.

  3. Add a Department Code, a short form such as ENG. It is what appears where the full name will not fit.

  4. Choose the Department Head from the list of employees. Leave approvals for this department route to whoever you pick.

  5. Add sub-departments with Add Sub-Department if the team divides further, then Save.

The fields

The Add Department form
FieldWhat it does
Department NameRequiredWhat the department is called everywhere it appears. Required.
Department CodeA short reference, three or four letters. Shown in the Code column and in tight layouts.
Mail AliasA shared address for the team, such as [email protected]. Displayed on the department page as a link.
Department HeadThe employee who runs it, and the default approver for its people.
Sub-departmentsTeams inside the department. Each becomes a filter pill on the department page.

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