Creating a new department

To create a new department first navigate to the "Create a Department" page. There are two different ways to do this: if a search has already been carried out in the Departments category, there is a create new record button inside the function menu toolbar which can be pressed to access this page. A picture of this button is shown below.

The other method to access the create a department page is by clicking on the "Archive Manager" button on the menu at the top of the screen and selecting the "Departments" option, this will open a search form. Use the create button at the bottom of the page to open the create a department page. A picture of the create button is shown below.

The create a department page should look similar to the example shown below.

An image of the create a department page.

Once the form has been completed the orange "Save" button can be used to submit the form and if all the required fields have been completed the new department will be created.

1. The "ID" row contains the ID of each record. This field can't be edited and will be filled by iTrackIT automatically when the form is submitted.
2. The "Prefix" row is a compulsory field which shows the information that is used to create a box number for any boxes associated with a department. To edit this field, click on the text box and type in the desired content. 
   
3. The "DepartmentName" Row is used to provide a full name for the department, to edit this field, click on the text box and type in the desired content.

Suggested article: Editing records​

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