Department Settings
Department menus have the following options which are available to Administrators by right-clicking on a node in the Department Tree:
Add New Top Level: Creates a new department at the top level under which other sub-departments can be created. This option is only available from nodes that exist at the top level.
Add new: Creates a new sub-department at the immediate lower level.
Rename: Renames the currently selected department.
Delete: Deletes the currently selected department. Departments cannot be deleted until all departments under them (sub-departments) have been deleted.
Settings: This option controls settings for the current department.
Department Settings
Department: The name of the department. This value is required.
Overview: An optional description of the department.
Managers: These users have been designated as being responsible for the management of the department. This does not provide any additional functionality within OfficeMaps.
Administrators:These users are able to edit the profiles of people in this department within OfficeMaps, even if they have not been given an Administrator user role.
Members: These are the users who are members of this department.
Visible: If this option is checked this department will be visible in the Department Tree.
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