How do I create a department in Platinum Payroll?

Summary

The following article explains how to create departments for your business. These codes affect the grouping of staff on the payroll reports, and can be used for analysis in the Nominal Ledger.

More Information

Go to " Payroll Maintenance Options Add or Edit Departments".

• Click [List] to view your existing Departments.
• Click [Add] to create a new Department.
• Enter a 3 character code for the department. This can be either numbers or letters (e.g. 'ACC' or '001' for Accounts).
• Enter a "Name" for the department in question, e.g. 'Accounts'.
  • If you wish to group particular departments together, e.g. an Admin group could include the Accounts and Wages Departments, click the [Group] tab.
  • Enter the Group Code or press <Ctrl+F1> to search for an existing Group.
  • Select from the [List] of Department Groups or click [Add] and create a new Department Group Code and Description.
• Click [Done] when you are ready to save the new Department.

To assign a department to an employee follow these instructions.

See also

• How do I add a new employee to the payroll?

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