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title: Creating departments
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createdAt: 2022-04-11T15:56:30.000Z
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You can create departments to fully capture the structure of your ChartHop organization. 

To create a department:

1. From the left sidebar, select **Data Model**.
2. From the sub-menu, select **Departments**.
3. Select **Create department** from the upper right of the Departments page.
4. From the **New Department **right side panel, configure your department using the following settings:
   - **Department name:** The name of the department.
   - **Department code:** A short code or code number used to uniquely identify the department in other systems.
   - **Aliases:** An alternative name that can be used for the group when syncing with remote systems. [Learn more](https://docs.charthop.com/group-names-and-aliases).
   - **Color:** The color that will be applied in the org chart to the group's members.
   - **Image:** An image shown on the group's profile page.
   - **Parent group:** The group that this group is a child under.
   - **Function:** The designated business function assigned to the group.
     - Functions are fixed categories and cannot be customized.
5. Select **Save** when you're done.

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