Understanding Departments
What Are Departments?
Departments are groups or areas within your organization. Typical examples:
- Kitchen, Dining, Bar – for restaurants
- Sales, Support, Operations – for offices
- Warehouse, Retail – for logistics or retail
Each department has a name and an optional description. Employees are assigned to one department (or none). Departments are used to:
- Organize the employee list and shift calendar
- Filter employees, time logs, and printed schedules
- See who works where at a glance
Default Departments
There are no built‑in departments. You define them when:
- Setting up your organization – the onboarding wizard includes a step where you add department names (e.g. Kitchen, Dining).
- Managing departments – later, you can add more in Organization Settings → Departments.
Your "default" departments are simply the ones you create first. You can change or add more anytime.
Department Use Cases
- Scheduling – The shift calendar groups employees by department. When printing or exporting the schedule, you can filter by department so each sheet shows only certain teams.
- Time logs – Filter time logs by department to see check‑ins and hours per team.
- Employee management – Filter the employee list by department, and assign each employee to a department when creating or editing their profile.