Setup and manage your Departments

Setting up Departments is a crucial step in Kula, as they are an essential element during a job setup. You not only define the hierarchy of the different factions within your organization but also control how your prospective candidates see them on your career page. Additionally, they also play an important role in reporting purposes.

Add departments

1. Click on the Settings icon that is located at the very bottom of the left-side menu.

2. Under the Organization Settings section, click on Departments.

3. Click on the Add Department button that is located on the top right corner of the screen.

4. Fill the department’s name in the Department Name field and click on the Add button.
   
   

Add sub-departments

1. Click on the Add sub-department button present on every parent department section on the Departments homepage.

2. Enter the sub-department’s name > Choose its parent department > Complete the action by clicking on the Add button.

Rename departments and sub-departments

1. Click on the Edit icon that appears when you hover over the respective sections on the Departments homepage.

   

2. Update the name according to your need in the name field > Complete the action by clicking on the Save button.
   
   
   

Delete departments and sub-departments

1. You can delete a department and its sub-departments by clicking on the Delete icon that appears when you hover over the respective sections on the Departments homepage.

2. Now you will be prompted to complete the action by either mapping it to a new destination altogether or by simply completing the deletion without mapping.
   
   

NOTE: These fields are associated with multiple data sets across your Kula environment; the general best practice is to map them to a new department before deleting them to avoid any workflow breakage and any reporting errors.

Move sub-departments

1. You can move a sub-department by simply clicking on the Move icon that appears when you hover over the respective sections on the Departments homepage.
   
   
   

2. Now you will be prompted to complete the action by re-assigning to a new parent department altogether.
   
   

NOTE: These fields are associated with multiple data sets across your Kula environment; the general best practice is to map them to a new parent department before deleting them to avoid any workflow breakage and any reporting errors.