Handling Departments and Subdepartments

On the Bed/Role tab, Staff Assignment displays an asterisk (*) next to department names and two asterisks (**) next to subdepartment names to help you identify those types of groups. Generally, when you assign beds or roles to a unit, you should NOT assign department groups or subdepartment groups since they do not represent beds or roles and they do not have dynamic membership.

If you inadvertently select one or more department groups or subdepartment groups in the Groups in Site list, and then click >> to assign them to the unit, the Assign Bed/Role dialog box appears.

From the Assign Bed/Role dialog box, you can click the Depts\Subdepts tab to see which of the groups you selected are departments or subdepartments.

Click Yes to assign all groups, including subdepartments. When a subdepartment is assigned, its group type is changed from Subdepartment to Ordinary. If any department groups were selected, they are automatically excluded from the unit.

If you don't want to assign the groups, click No, and then choose other groups to assign from the Groups in Site list.