Entering a department

Department is an internal organizational unit of the company. The company must have its departments in order, as they are keeping records of the positions and the work time planning.

HINT The departments in PANTHEON are managed in the Subject Register.

An example of how to open a new department in PANTHEON is shown below.

CASE SUMMARY: Using the example of the company Tecta, it is shown how Heather HR opens a new department, New department1. Determining departments is used for orders, invoices and other documents, as this identifies the department to which the turnover relates. It is also useful for the needs of various examinations and analyses. A new department is created according to the following steps: Creating a new record in the Subject Register Entering general information Entering information in the Company Structure

1. Creating a new record in the Subject Register

In the department field departments, cost centers, profit centers or other forms of internal organizational units of the company are marked.

They are entered in the Subject Register.

The person responsible selects the menu Settings | Subjects | Subjects.

HINT You can also access the Subject Register using the function key shortcut.

The Subject Register window opens, where the person responsible enters a new department.

By clicking the button  from the Taskbar, the person responsible creates a new record.

2. Entering general information

The person responsible continues to enter the department's basic information.

In the ID and Name2 fields, manually, the person responsible enters the name of the new department - New department1.

From the tree structure on the left side of the window, the person responsible selects the radio button next to Department (shown in the image below).

3. Entering information in the Company Structure

The window Company Structure opens.

The person responsible determines the cost center in the Cost ctr field.

In this case, the person responsible chooses the cost center DEVELOPMENT.

HINT All cost centers of the Tecta company are presented in the chapter Description of Tecta cost centers.

In the Payout Location field, the person responsible selects the disbursement location from the drop-down list, which indicates the place where the department is located.

You can choose between:

• 1 - Administration building or
• 2 - Production building.

In this example, the person responsible chooses the payment location 1 - Administration building.

HINT Mark the Retail switch if you are entering a new retail unit.

By clicking the button from the Taskbar the person responsible saves the record.