Permission level:  Entity administrators with manpower requisition module add-on

  1. Click on the Building Icon > Business Entity > Find the selected Business Entity and select  Manage Settings
  2. Click on Departments
  3. Click on Add Department
  4. Enter in the Name of the department and enter in the "External Identifier" the given name of the department for mapping into your HRMS system (this is usually provided by your HRIS or finance team)
  5. Click Add to save


Adding a new department also requires the following steps to ensure that your existing manpower requisition workflow(s) is mapped to the new department:


1. Click on the Building Icon > Business Entity > Find the selected Business Entity and select  Manage Settings

2. Click on Cost Centres

3. Click Add Cost Centre

4. Click to select the newly created department to link the cost centre to the department

5. Click Add to Save

6. Go back to Manage Settings > Workflow

7. Click  Workflow Settings > Manage Workflow Group Maps and ensure that the new department is mapped to a workflow group