Use this program to create and maintain department records.
Each employee is assigned a department number. Department codes are used to group employees by the department in which they work (purchasing, shipping, payroll, accounts receivable, etc.) or by any other category determined by you. During a pay cycle, an employee can earn wages for multiple departments. Each department worked in can also have an assigned GL earnings posting table to post earnings of multiple departments to various GL account numbers. Hours worked and wages earned statistics are stored by department code for each of the three time periods (period-to-date, quarter-to-date and year-to-date). This information is updated by the system and is available for maintenance through the Department History F/M program.
To create a department record specify the Department code and Description.
If you decide not to utilize the department feature, only one department must be created. During entry of employees through the Employee F/M program, all employees are assigned to the one existing department.
For more information how to use maintenances, refer to this topic.