Organizations Tab of the Organization Codes Form

Use the Organizations tab to set up combinations of subcodes that represent valid organizations.

Depending on the structure of your organizations, you may have up to five subcodes in each organization code.

Contents

Grid

Field Description
Drop-down

Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:

  • To print grid data, click Print. On the Print Preview form, click File > Print to send the grid data to your default printer.
  • To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
  • To turn on grouping for a grid, click Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display.

Not all options are available on all grids.

Insert Click this option to insert an organization in the Organizations grid. An empty row is inserted below the current position of the row selector.
Copy Click this option to copy the current organization's data. The data is copied in its entirely to the row below. Modify the organization's information to create a new organization.
Delete Select an organization and click this option to remove the record.
<Level 1> Select the subcode for Level 1 of the organization code. The drop-down list contains the valid subcodes that you set up for Level 1 on the Subcodes tab. If you have multiple companies, Level 1 is the company level.
<Level 2> Select the subcode for Level 2 of the organization code. The drop-down list contains the valid subcodes that you set up for Level 2 on the Subcodes tab.
<Level 3> Select the subcode for Level 3 of the organization code. The drop-down list contains the valid subcodes that you set up for Level 3 on the Subcodes tab.
<Level 4> Select the subcode for Level 4 of the organization code. The drop-down list contains the valid subcodes that you set up for Level 4 on the Subcodes tab.
<Level 5> Select the subcode for Level 5 of the organization code. The drop-down list contains the valid subcodes that you set up for Level 5 on the Subcodes tab.
Name Enter a name for the organization.
Costpoint Code This column displays if the Display CostPoint Organization Code option is selected on the Organization General Setup Form. Refer to this column for the Costpoint code information that corresponds with the current DPS code. The Costpoint codes are populated by the Costpoint reorganization function.
Status From the drop-down list, select one of the following values:
  • Active: The organization is currently used. This is the default status for all subcodes and organization combinations.
  • Inactive: The organization is not currently used and is not available on the list of active organizations that displays on the Organization lookup. When you select this option, it removes the organization from the list of active organizations that displays on the lookup, but the organization remains in DPS to report on history.
  • Dormant: Organizations that are dormant are currently not used. You cannot assign new employees, projects, vendors, or other records to these organizations.