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# Departments

To manage departments go to the Setup > General Settings > Departments. Click on the ‘Departments’ to manage departments.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/RGWD3ncHdOt955PDcjIm" alt=""><figcaption><p>Manage Departments</p></figcaption></figure></div>

This is how the list of existing departments appears on this page.

**Add Department**

When you click on ‘Add Department’, You will see the details like Name, Head, and Deputy Head. Enter the name of the Department to proceed. Furthermore, you can add the head and Deputy head for this new department by searching for employee names. Once you have filled all the details, click on the ‘Save’ Button.

<figure><img src="/files/2yW290Qj9sB2Kb1hs82S" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add Department</p></figcaption></figure>

***Make Default:*** This option allows you to make any one department as a default department.\
When an employee’s department is not defined but required by Runtime, the default department will be considered.

### Edit Department

To make changes to an existing department, click on the ‘Edit’ icon next to a department name.\
Make changes and click on the ‘Save’ button to save your edits in the department.

<figure><img src="/files/aU0qDQN26n14hx6bos1a" alt=""><figcaption><p>Edit Department</p></figcaption></figure>

Departments let you group employees that belong to different departments within your organisation. In almost all reports, you will see a Department filter that lets you generate report for a particular department. Thus, it is important to keep the employee departments updated at all times.

#### Related Topics

* [Location Master](https://runtime.one/docs/getting-started/location-master)
* [Employee Work Profile](https://runtime.one/docs/employee-management/manage-employee-work-profile)
* [Managing Multiple Businesses](https://runtime.one/docs/getting-started/managing-multiple-businesses)


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