# Department

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://docs.erpnext.com/files/department-tree.png)

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

### 1. Prerequisites[ ](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/human-resources/department#1-prerequisites) <a href="#id-1-prerequisites" id="id-1-prerequisites"></a>

Before creating a Department, it is advisable you create the following documents:

* [Company](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/setting-up/company-setup)
* [Leave Block List](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/human-resources/leave-block-list)

### 2. How to create a Department[ ](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/human-resources/department#2-how-to-create-a-department) <a href="#id-2-how-to-create-a-department" id="id-2-how-to-create-a-department"></a>

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.

   <img src="https://docs.erpnext.com/files/department.png" alt="Department" data-size="original">

### 3. Features[ ](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/human-resources/department#3-features) <a href="#id-3-features" id="id-3-features"></a>

#### 3.1 Leave and Expense Approvers[ ](https://docs.erpnext.com/docs/v13/user/manual/en/human-resources/department#31-leave-and-expense-approvers) <a href="#id-31-leave-and-expense-approvers" id="id-31-leave-and-expense-approvers"></a>

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://docs.erpnext.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.
