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Updated on 2024-04-26 GMT+08:00

Managing Departments

You can add departments one by one or in batches based on the organizational structure. This facilitates enterprise user search and invitation by department.

After a department is added, you can export the department data, and modify and delete the department.

Adding a Department

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Enterprise Management > Users.
  2. Click next to a department.

    Figure 1 Adding a department

  3. Enter a department name, select an upper-level department, and set the directory access permissions for members in the department to create.

    Figure 2 Entering department information
    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Directory Permissions of Department Members

    Enable this function to control the directory access permissions for members in this department.

    • View their own details

      Department members can view only contact details of themselves.

    • View directory of this department and its lower-level departments

      Department members can view contact details of members in this department and its lower-level departments.

    • View directory of specific departments

      Select this option and click to add departments, so members in this department can view contact details of members in the specified departments.

    Public Department

    If Public Department is enabled, all members in this enterprise can view the directory of this department regardless of the directory access permissions of members in other departments.

  • The root department cannot be deleted.
  • A department containing users, hard terminals, or lower-level departments cannot be deleted.

Adding Multiple Departments

You can add departments by importing them using the department import template.

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Enterprise Management > Users.
  2. Click Import next to Departments.

    Figure 3 Clicking Import

  3. Click Department Template to download the department template.

    Figure 4 Downloading the department template

  4. Carefully read the precautions in the department template and fill in the department information in the template.
  5. Click Select File, select the modified department file, and click Upload to import the file.

    Refresh the page after the file is imported successfully.

    Figure 5 Uploading the department file

  6. (Optional) After importing departments, click Task Center in the upper right corner of the page and click View All Tasks to view the import result.

    On the Departments tab, click in the Operation column of the row containing the task to download and view the import result. You can also click to delete the task record.

    Figure 6 Managing task records

Exporting Departments

You can export departments and view them in an Excel file.

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Enterprise Management > Users.
  2. Click Export.

    Figure 7 Exporting department information

  3. After exporting the data, click Task Center in the upper right corner of the page and click View All Tasks to view the export result.

    On the Departments tab, click in the Operation column of the row containing the task to download and view the export result. You can also click to delete the task record.

    Figure 8 Downloading or deleting the export results