What are Departments/Sections/Units?
Departments set up in Indigo reflect departments, sections, and units within the company. Each department can be split into sections with sections being composed of units.
Together, departments, sections, and units allow employees registered in Indigo HR to be structured according to business exigencies.
Adding new Departments, Sections and Units
For most functionalities surrounding this topic, go to HR > Employee Setup > Departments.
Departments
Click Insert.
Click on the Add button and fill in the following information:
Code: A unique code for the department
Department: Department name.
Once ready, click on the Save icon to commit changes.
Sections
To add a department section, highlight the department you want to create a section for and click on the Sections tab as highlighted in the screenshot above.
To add a new section click on the Add button and fill in the following information:
Code: A unique code for the department
Section: Section name.
Once ready, click on the Save icon to commit changes.
Each section created here will automatically belong to the department selected in the previous screen. To create a section under a different department, highlight the department from the Departments screen and then click on Sections.
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Units
To add a section unit, highlight the section you want to create a section for and click on the Units tab as highlighted in the screenshot above.
To add a new unit click on the Add button and fill in the following information:
Code: A unique code for the department
Unit: Unit name.
Once ready, click on the Save icon to commit changes.
Each unit created here will automatically belong to the section selected in the previous screen. To create a unit under a different section, highlight the section from the Sections screen and then click on Units.
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Editing Departments, Sections and Units
To edit existing Departments highlight the department by clicking once on the respective row and click Edit. To edit existing Sections or Units drill down from the parent Department/ Section then highlight the respective row and click Edit.
Deleting Departments, Sections and Units
To delete existing Departments highlight the department by clicking once on the respective row and click Delete. To delete existing Sections or Units drill down from the parent Department/ Section then highlight the respective row and click Delete.