Adding a new department

You can use the organization application to add a new department and specify information about the department.

Procedure

To add a department to the organization:

  1. Start the organization application and enter the following values:
    • On the MAJOR SYSTEM line, enter O for organization
    • On the ACTION line, enter A for add (insert)
    • On the OBJECT line, enter DE for the department that is to be added
    • On the SEARCH CRITERIA line, enter DI for department ID
    • On the DATA line, enter C11, the specific department number
  2. Next, you can enter the details of the new department. The four department fields are department number, department name, manager number, and administration department number. Enter the following values:
    • INFORMATION SERVICES for department name
    • 000130 for manager number
    • C01 for the administration department number

    Press ENTER to display the panel shown in the figure below. The panel shows the successful addition of the new department.

    Figure 1. Organization application—adding a department
                   ADDING A NEW DEPARTMENT
     MAJOR SYSTEM ...: O          ORGANIZATION
     ACTION .........: A          ADD (INSERT)
     OBJECT .........: DE         DEPARTMENT
     SEARCH CRITERIA.: DI         DEPARTMENT ID
     DATA ...........: C11
     DSN8012I  DSN8MPE - DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY ADDED
       DEPARTMENT ID                     :  C11
                  NAME                   :  INFORMATION SERVICES
                  MANAGER ID             :  000130
                  ADMIN DEP ID           :  C01
       MANAGER    ID                     :  000130
                  FIRST NAME             :  DOLORES
                  MIDDLE INITIAL         :  M
                  LAST NAME              :  QUINTANA
                  WORK DEPT ID           :  C01
    
     PFK: 02=RESEND 03=END