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title: "Department"
space: "Frappe HR"
url: "https://docs.frappe.io/hr/department"
updated: "2026-02-04"
---

**A Department is a specialized functional area or a division within an organization.**

You can configure the Departments in your organization, set Leave Block List, and also Leave and Expense Approvers for the same.

To access Department, go to:

> Home > Human Resources > Employee > Department

Department is a tree-structured master, which means you can create parent departments and sub-departments as shown below:

![Department Tree](https://frappehr.com/files/department-tree.png)  


> **Note:** The 'Is Group' checkbox needs to be checked if the Department is a parent department.

**1. Prerequisites**
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Before creating a Department, it is advisable you create the following documents:

* [Company](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/user/manual/en/company-setup)

**2. How to create a Department**
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1. Go to the Department list, click on New.
2. Enter Department name.
3. Select Company name.
4. Select Leave Block List (optional) applicable for this department.
5. Save.

![Department](https://frappehr.com/files/department.png)

**3. Features**
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### **3.1 Leave and Expense Approvers**

You can set Leave and Expense Approvers for a particular Department in the 'Leave Approver' and 'Expense Approver' table respectively.

![Leave and Expense Approver](https://frappehr.com/files/leave-and-expense.png)  


> **Note:** Multiple Leave and Expense Approvers can be set for a particular Department. However, the first Approver in the list will be set as the default Approver.

**4. Related Topics**
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1. [Employment Type](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/employment-type)
2. [Employee Grade](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/employee-grade)
3. [Employee Branch](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/branch)
4. [Employee Designation](https://docs.frappe.io/hr/designation)