{"id":931,"date":"2025-09-27T15:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/?p=931"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:03:15","slug":"department-definition-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/department-definition-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manage department definition menu"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"alert-section abstract\">\n        <div class=\"alert-section-inner\">\n                        <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to add a department when creating a new task in the <\/span><b>Tasks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> menu, you need to add a department definition from <\/span><b>Department Definitions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can access the<\/span><b> Department Definitions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through <\/span><b>PMS &gt; Setup &gt; Department Definitions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-174-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-174-1024x603.png 1024w, http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-174-300x177.png 300w, http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-174-768x452.png 768w, http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-174.png 1439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hemen istedi\u011finiz &#8220;Yeni Departman Tan\u0131mlama&#8221; ad\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 format\u0131n\u0131za uygun olarak, ba\u015fl\u0131klar, numaraland\u0131rma ve her b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn alt\u0131nda uzun \u00e7izgi (<code>---<\/code>) eklenmi\u015f \u015fekilde <strong>\u0130ngilizce<\/strong> olarak d\u00fczenliyorum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Define a New Department?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Define a New Department?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps to add a new department in the HotelRunner PMS Setup, in addition to the default departments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access the Department Definitions Screen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access the <strong>Department Definitions<\/strong> screen (usually under PMS &gt; Setup).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Add Definition<\/strong> button on the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enter Department Details and Save<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Name<\/strong> section, specify a <strong>department name<\/strong> for the department you are creating.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Type code<\/strong> section, select the <strong>parent department<\/strong> it belongs to (e.g., a specific outlet like &#8216;Bar&#8217; might be under &#8216;Food &amp; Beverage&#8217;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the department definition by clicking the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n    <div class=\"alert-section tip\">\n        <div class=\"alert-section-inner\">\n                        <p><p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd14\u00a0Notes &amp; Usage<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>Default Departments:<\/strong> <strong>Front Cash, Front Desk, Housekeeping, Accounting, Guest Relations<\/strong>, and <strong>Other<\/strong> are the default departments available in the PMS Setup.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>Task Management:<\/strong> When defining a new task through <strong>PMS &gt; Front Desk &gt; Tasks<\/strong>, the newly created departments will be available for selection in the <strong>Department<\/strong> menu.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>User Permissions:<\/strong> You can use the <strong>Front Desk, Cashiering, Housekeeping<\/strong>, and <strong>Guest Relations<\/strong> departments defined here to assign permissions when creating a new HotelRunner user.<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hemen istedi\u011finiz &#8220;Yeni Departman Tan\u0131mlama&#8221; ad\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131 format\u0131n\u0131za uygun olarak, ba\u015fl\u0131klar, numaraland\u0131rma ve her b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn alt\u0131nda uzun \u00e7izgi (&#8212;) eklenmi\u015f \u015fekilde \u0130ngilizce olarak d\u00fczenliyorum. How to Define a New Department? How to Define a New Department? 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