[IMP] Employees: Update departments
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Departments
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===========
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All employees in the *Employees* app fall under specific departments within a company.
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All employees in the **Employees** app fall under specific departments within a company.
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Create new departments
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======================
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To make a new department, navigate to :menuselection:`Employees app --> Departments`, then click
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:guilabel:`New` in the top-left to reveal a blank department form. Fill out the following
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information on the department form:
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.. image:: departments/department-form.png
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:align: center
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:alt: The department for with all fields filled out.
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To make a new department, navigate to :menuselection:`Employees app --> Departments`, then click the
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:guilabel:`New` button in the top-left corner to reveal a blank department form. Fill out the
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following information on the department form:
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- :guilabel:`Department Name`: enter a name for the department.
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- :guilabel:`Manager`: using the drop-down menu, select the department manager.
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- :guilabel:`Parent Department`: if the new department is housed within another department (has a
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parent department), select the parent department using the drop-down menu.
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- :guilabel:`Custom Appraisal Templates`: if employees in this department require a specific
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appraisal form that is different from the default appraisal form, tick the checkbox. If this
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option is activated, an :guilabel:`Appraisal Templates` tab appears below the form. This field
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**only** appears if the *Appraisals* app is installed.
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- :guilabel:`Company`: using the drop-down menu, select the company the department is part of.
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- :guilabel:`Company`: using the drop-down menu, select the company the department is part of. This
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field only appears in a multi-company database.
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- :guilabel:`Color`: select a color for the department. Click the colored box to display all the
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color options. Click on a color to select it.
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- :guilabel:`Appraisal Templates`: using the drop-down menu, select the appraisal form to be used
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for all employee appraisals within this department. If a new appraisal is desired, enter the name
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for the appraisal, then click :guilabel:`Create and edit...` to modify the new appraisal form.
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This field **only** appears if the **Appraisals** app is installed.
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- :guilabel:`Appraisal Survey`: using the drop-down menu, select the default survey to use for the
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department when requesting feedback from employees. This field **only** appears if the
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*Appraisals* app is installed, **and** the *360 Feedback* option is enabled in the settings.
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- :guilabel:`Color`: select a color for the department. Click the default white color box to display
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all the color options. Click on a color to select it.
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- :guilabel:`Appraisal Templates` tab: this tab **only** appears if the :guilabel:`Custom Appraisal
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Templates` options is activated on the form. Make any desired edits to the appraisal form. The
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appraisal form is used for appraisals for all employees within this department.
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department when requesting feedback from employees within the department. The default options are
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:guilabel:`Employee Opinion Form`, :guilabel:`360 Feedback`, and :guilabel:`Employee Appraisal Form`.
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This field **only** appears if the **Appraisals** app is installed, *and* the *360 Feedback*
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option is enabled in the settings.
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After the form is completed, click the :icon:`fa-cloud-upload` :guilabel:`(cloud upload)` icon to
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manually save the changes. When saved, a :guilabel:`Department Organization` chart appears in the
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top-right of the department card.
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manually save the changes. When saved, a :guilabel:`DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION` chart appears in the
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top-right of the department card, illustrating where the department lies in the organization.
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.. image:: departments/department-form.png
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:alt: The department for with all fields filled out.
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.. note::
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The form auto-saves while data is entered, however the :guilabel:`Department Organization` chart
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:guilabel:`Departments` dashboard.
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.. seealso::
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Refer to the :doc:`../appraisals` documentation for more information.
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:doc:`../appraisals`
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Departments dashboard
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=====================
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To view the currently configured departments, navigate to :menuselection:`Employees app -->
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Departments`. All departments appear in a Kanban view, by default, and are listed in alphabetical
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order.
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Departments`. All departments appear in a Kanban view, and are listed in alphabetical order.
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The default view for the :guilabel:`Departments` dashboard is a :ref:`Kanban view
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<employees/department-kanban>`. It is possible to view the departments in two other forms: a
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:ref:`list view <employees/department-list>` and a :ref:`hierarchy view
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<employees/department-hierarchy>`.
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.. image:: departments/departments.png
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:align: center
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:alt: The departments dashboard view with all the department cards in a Kanban view.
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.. _employees/department-kanban:
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Kanban view
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-----------
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Each department has its own Kanban card on the main :guilabel:`Departments` :icon:`oi-view-kanban`
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:guilabel:`(Kanban)` dashboard view, that can display the following information:
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Each department has its own Kanban card on the main :guilabel:`Departments` dashboard. Each
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department card displays the following information, if available:
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- Department name: the name of the department.
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- Company: the company the department is part of.
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- :guilabel:`Name`: the name of the department.
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- :guilabel:`Manager`: the name and image of the department manager.
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- :guilabel:`Company`: the company the department is part of, including the location icon.
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- :guilabel:`Employees`: the number of employees within the department.
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- :guilabel:`Appraisals`: the number of appraisals scheduled for employees in the department.
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- :guilabel:`Time Off Requests`: the number of unapproved time off requests for employees in the
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department :ref:`awaiting approval <time_off/manage-allocations>`. This **only** appears if there
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are requests to approve.
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- :guilabel:`New Applicants`: the number of :ref:`new applicants <recruitment/new>` for a position
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in this department. This **only** appears if there are new applicants.
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within the department. This **only** appears if there are new applicants.
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- :guilabel:`Expense Reports`: the number of employees in the department with :doc:`open expense
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reports to approve <../../finance/expenses/approve_expenses>`. This **only** appears if there are
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any expense reports waiting for approval.
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- :guilabel:`Absence`: the number of absences for the current day.
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- :guilabel:`Absence`: the number of employees with approved time off for the current day.
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- Color bar: the selected color for the department appears as a vertical bar on the left side of the
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department card.
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.. note::
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Click on an alert in a department card, such as :guilabel:`Time Off Requests`, to reveal a list
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view of the requests to approve. This list includes **all** open requests to approve, not just
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from the specific department.
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view of the requests to approve for that department
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The default view for the :guilabel:`Departments` dashboard is a Kanban view. It is possible to view
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the departments in two other forms: a list view and a hierarchy view.
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.. _employees/department-list:
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List view
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---------
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The departments are sorted alphabetically by :guilabel:`Department Name`, by default.
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.. image:: departments/list.png
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:align: center
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:alt: The departments presented in a list view.
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.. tip::
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When in list view, departments can be managed in batch by selecting one or multiple record's
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checkbox, then select the :icon:`fa-cog` :guilabel:`Actions` button to reveal a drop-down menu of
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actions.
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.. _employees/department-hierarchy:
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Hierarchy view
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--------------
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To view the departments in a hierarchy view, click the :icon:`fa-share-alt fa-rotate-90`
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:guilabel:`(hierarchy)` icon in the top-right corner. The departments appear in an organizational
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chart format, with the highest-level department at the top (typically :guilabel:`Management`), and
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:guilabel:`(Hierarchy)` icon in the top-right corner. The departments appear in an organizational
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chart format, with the highest-level department at the top (typically `Executive Management`), and
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all other departments beneath it. All child departments of the first-level child departments are
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folded.
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Each department card displays the :guilabel:`Department Name`, the :guilabel:`Manager` (and their
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profile image), the :guilabel:`Number of Employees` in the department, and the ability to expand the
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department (:guilabel:`Unfold`) if there are child departments beneath it.
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profile image), the :guilabel:`Number of Employees` in the department, and the number of any child
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departments.
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Click the :guilabel:`Unfold` button on a department card to expand it. Once expanded, the
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:guilabel:`Unfold` button changes to a :guilabel:`Fold` button. To collapse the department, click
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the :guilabel:`Fold` button. Only **one** department *per row* can be unfolded at a time.
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Click anywhere on a department card to open the department form. Click the :guilabel:`(#) Employees`
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smart button to view a list of all the employees in that department, including all employees in the
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child departments beneath it, organized by individual department.
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.. example::
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In the hierarchy view, if the :guilabel:`(2) Employees` button on the :guilabel:`Management` card
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is clicked (the highest-level department card), **all** employees appear in a list view, grouped
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by department. This is because **all** departments are children of the :guilabel:`Management`
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department.
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If the :guilabel:`(3) Employees` button in the :guilabel:`Sales` department card is clicked, the
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employees from the :guilabel:`Sales` department, as well as its two child departments
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(:guilabel:`East Coast Territory` and :guilabel:`West Coat Territory`), appear in the list.
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.. image:: departments/hierarchy.png
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:align: center
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:alt: The departments presented in a hierarchy view.
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.. image:: departments/employee-list.png
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:align: center
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:alt: The list view of employees for the department that was clicked, including all child
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departments.
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smart button to view a list of all the employees in that department.
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.. image:: departments/hierarchy.png
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:alt: The departments presented in a hierarchy view.
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