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Do you know how to select different departments for different reports?
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Do you know how to select different '''Departments''' for different reports?  
  
· Select the Report as required
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*Select the '''Report''' as required 
· Select the Departments button or Tick the "All" option
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*Select from the '''Departments''' drop down menu or tick the '''All''' option  
· Select the required departments for this report
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*'''Sub Totals''' would be used typically to sub the selected departments
· Sub totals would be used typically to sub the selected departments
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ERP Departments allow you to separate different aspects of your business into Cost Centres. Departments
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allow a Company to report on specific areas of their business without the need to create additional accounts within
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the Chart of Accounts structure. You can run Profit & Loss Reports by each Department to enable you to analyse
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your business accounts on multiple levels. Your lists can be accessed by Department if required. Departments
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allow you to combine multiple cost centre records into the one database, as you are able to Report on every
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Departmental level required.
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Departments also allow you to separate your Product List by Department (Cost Centre/Outlet); you are able to
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set different Price Levels by Department; Separate Stock levels by Department; run BAS Reports by Department etc.
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Note: The word 'Classes' within ERP is another term for 'Departments'.
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How To View and Create Departments
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· Select the General tab
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· Select the Departments List button
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· Like all ERP lists, you have the ability to search for data by selecting the column from the drop-down menu,
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(or clicking into the column itself), and entering the start of the text you are looking for. The Department list
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does not have the F5, F6, F7 capability at this point in time.
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· As per other ERP lists you can filter by selected data within the Departments List (see sorting and filtering).
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A couple of handy features on this screen are:
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· Number of Records
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· Current Filter - This tells you exactly what column you have filtered on and what your selection criteria was,
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i.e. Column "ClassName" (DepartmentName), = "Default". Therefore any entries in the Department Name column
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that = 'Default' would be filtered.
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· Double click to Drill Down into any Department, e.g. Burleigh, to view and/or edit the details.
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· Note that the 'Department Name' is greyed-out. This cannot be changed after it has been created and saved.
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· Select the Radio button to view the criteria of the list you wish to view.
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· Active Classes
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· Inactive Classes
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· All Classes
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There are 2 ways in to create new departments:
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· Firstly by clicking on the 'New' button from the Departments List screen
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· Secondly by selecting 'General and then 'Department' from the top menu bar in ERP
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On the Department Form you will be able to define the structure of your Department/Cost Centre Tree.
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These can be broken down to 4 levels if required:
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· 'Header' Department
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· 'Sub Department 1'
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· 'Sub Department 2'
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· 'Department Name' (Department you are creating now)
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Refer below for further instructions
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For example, if you have a nationwide Clothing business the Header Department may be the City that you
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operate in. In the following example we will use Melbourne as our Header Department, and create sub-departments
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under it.
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· Select the 'New' button at the bottom of your Department List to load a new Department form.
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· Enter the name of the new Header Department in the 'Department Name' field.
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· Enter a description for the Header Department in the 'Description' field.
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· The 'Department Tree View' will to populate. The Department Tree View presents a diagrammatic outlook of
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the Department
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Hierarchy and will grow as more department levels are added.
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· Select 'Save'.
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· Open the newly created 'Melbourne' Department from the Department List by double-clicking on it.
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When creating a Department you have a few additional choices you can make simply by ticking the appropriate box:
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(Please refer to the help pages for Quote, Sales Order and Repair for further information).
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· 'Use this shipping address on Purchase Orders'
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(If this is ticked a separate delivery address could be used for that specific department on Purchase Orders, so that
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goods are delivered there directly) 
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· Create a Purchase Order with products attributed to the 'Melbourne' Department.
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· This Employee's default department is 'Melbourne'.
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· Select 'Choose Template'
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· Select 'Purchase Order Ship To' Template
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In each City you may have a 'Retail' section, and a 'Warehouse' section. When creating your Departments you are
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able to set these areas of business as Sub Departments, therefore allowing you to report on particular sectors within
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your business.
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· When creating 'Sub Department 1' you will need to:
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· Open a new department form from within the Department List or the top toolbar drop-down as detailed above.
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· Select the Header Department, "Melbourne" from the Header Department drop-down.
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· Enter the name of the first Sub Department into the 'Department Name' field, e.g. "Retail (Melbourne)".
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Note: The Tree Mode structure taking form.
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· Enter a description for the Sub Department into the 'Description' field.
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· Select 'Save'.
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In the Retail store there may be a 'Menswear' and a 'Ladies Wear' section. These can be created as 'Sub Department
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2' to enable further reporting ability.
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· When creating Sub Department 2 you will need to:
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· Open a new department form from within the Department List or the top toolbar drop-down as detailed above.
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· Select the Header Department, "Melbourne" from the Header Department drop-down.
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· Select "Retail (Melbourne)" from the Sub Department 1 drop-down.
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· Enter the name of the 2nd Sub Department into the 'Department Name' field, e.g. "Menswear (R-M)".
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Note: The Tree Mode structure is growing deeper.
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· Enter a description for the Sub Department in the 'Description' field.
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· Select 'Save'.
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In Menswear you may have sub sections, for example 'Suits', 'Casual' or 'Sportswear'. These would appear
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in the final Sub Department.
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· To create the final Sub Department you will need to:
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· Open a new department form from within the Department List or the top toolbar drop-down as detailed above.
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· Select the Header Department, "Melbourne" from the Header Department drop-down.
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· Select "Retail (Melbourne)" from the Sub Department 1 drop-down.
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· Select "Menswear (R-M)" from the Sub Department 2 drop-down.
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· Enter the name of the final Sub Department in the 'Department Name' field.
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· Enter a description for the Sub Department in the 'Description' field.
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· select 'Save'.
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· Notice that the 'Department Tree View' now shows 4 levels of Departments, all indented below each other. 
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· The new Departments also display in Tree format on the main Departments List screen.
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To create more Departments and Sub Departments, simply follow the steps above.
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· To make a Department 'In-active', un-tick the 'Active' tick-box at the bottom right of screen. This is automatically
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ticked upon creation of any new department.
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You can make a Department active or in-active as required, so long as there are no transactions posted to the
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department. e.g. Products attributed to the Department, Invoices outstanding, etc.
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· The 'New' button at the bottom of the Department screen allows you to select a new department screen directly
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from one you have just created. When you select this new button, the department on screen will be saved automatically.
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 31 August 2011

Selecting Departments

Do you know how to select different Departments for different reports?

  • Select the Report as required 
  • Select from the Departments drop down menu or tick the All option
  • Sub Totals would be used typically to sub the selected departments