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Viewing Information for a Department

The Department Properties page shows a table containing details about the department. This page provides access to modify department details and links to people defined for the department. To view department details, you must first access the business unit that the department is defined for.

To view information for a department

1. Click Tools > Administration > Companies to view a list of companies. (This link is available only for users defined in the role of Organization Manager.)

The Administration: Companies page opens.

2. Select the parent company that you want to view business units for.

The company category list and Properties page opens.

3. From the company category list, click Business Units.

The Business Units page opens.

(Subsidiaries can also have business units connected to them. If you want to view information about a business unit of a subsidiary, you need access the subsidiary under the company category list, then click Business Units from the subsidiary category list.)

4. Click the name of the business unit that you want to view departments for.

The Business Unit category list and Properties page opens.

5. From the business unit category list, click Departments.
6. From the list of departments, click the highlighted link in the Name column of the department you want to view, or click at the end of the row to view the Properties page in a new browser window.

The category list for the department opens in the left frame and the Properties page opens in the right frame, showing details about the department. All fields are read-only.

The Department Properties page contains details entered when the department was created or modified. For details on specific fields, see Creating a Company, Subsidiary, Business Unit, or Department.

7. To edit the properties listed, click Edit Details from the page Actions menu. See Editing Details About a Department.
8. Use the category list to view additional information about the department:

   Category	Description	For details, see:
   History	Shows a log of events that have occurred for the business unit.	See the AEF User Guide.
   People	Provides access to definitions of people who work for the business unit.	Viewing People in a Company