Details: Departments
The Details tab displays key information about the department. The following fields are displayed on the Department Details page:
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ID/ Name: Identifying fields for the department. The Department ID field is used to uniquely identify the department. The Name field is typically more descriptive and does not need to be unique. The Department ID and Name fields are both displayed in the Department List.
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Repair Center: The repair center to which this department is associated, if applicable. Departments do not need to be associated with a particular repair center.
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Supervisor: The supervisor of the department.
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Account: At some organizations, the account is managed as an attribute of the department and is displayed below the Supervisor field. In other organizations, department is an attribute of account, or is managed completely independently.
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URL: The website for this department.
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Contact/Address/ Phone / Fax: The name of the primary contact for the department, address, and phone information.
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Status: A check box used to specify if the department is active. Clear this check box if the department is inactive to ensure that it does not show up in Department lookups. The department continues to be available in the Department module list.
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Budget: The budget associated with this department, which can be used for reporting.
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Email: An email address for the department which can be listed as a recipient for notifications in the Rules Manager.
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Comments: A field that can be used to enter additional comments about the record. The View/Edit Text button
at the top-right of the field can be used to open a larger editing area.
