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Department Hierarchy (Organizational Display only)

KEY TOPICS:

  • View the System-created Department Hierarchy
  • Build Department Hierarchy by Supervisor
  • Review Demographics
  • Assign Supervisor
  • Department Hierarchy in a Master Plan

If you have selected the Organizational Display as the Organizational Profile for the plan, BALANCEaap offers a flexible set of tools, which are described below, for building the necessary Department Hierarchy. and displaying employee demographics.

View the System-created Department Hierarchy

If the Reports To column is populated on the Department Code table, balanceAAP will automatically create the Department Hierarchy for you, and the results are displayed on entry to this module.

How the Department Hierarchy is Displayed

The hierarchy will appear in tree form on this page, with each department code/name per line. Departments reporting to other departments will appear indented below the parent department.

Department Hierarchy Tools

Expand or Collapse the Department Hierarchy Tree

Click the [Expand] button to the left of a department code/name to display the reporting departments. Expand the entire tree by clicking Expand All. To hide a department’s details, click the [Collapse] button next to an expanded department, or click Collapse All.

Search by Department or Employee

Using the Search drop-down in the header, enter part or all of the Department Code/name or an employee name in the Search field, and click Search. For all results, the department will appear highlighted in yellow. If multiple employee results are found by the system, all relevant departments will be highlighted.

Edit the Department Hierarchy

Click the department code/name. Then select one of the following:

  • None
  • Department Code – Enter the department to which the selected department should report. When you see the parent department appear below the text box, click it to select it.
  • Other – If the department reports to another location, choose this option. Enter the establishment name or location in the Reports to box.

Build Department by Supervisor

The Build Department Hierarchy by Supervisor link will be available in the tree header when the Roster table is populated with employee IDs identifying supervisors.

Order System Rules for Building Hierarchy

balanceAAP relies on the following rules:

  • Use the department of the supervisor with the highest EEO category
  • Use the department of the supervisor with the highest salary
  • Use the department that is most common among the supervisors

balanceAAP will proceed to the next rule when the current rule does not produce a single parent department to assign. When a single parent department cannot be determined, the parent department will be left blank, and you can enter the department code/name (as described below).

To place the rules in a particular order, drag one to another location.

Validate

View Employee Demographic Information

Statistics

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Assign Supervisor (and View Roster)

From the Department Hierarchy tree, click on a department to access the [Assign] button. Then click the [View Roster] button to see the list of department employees.

Quick Tip: Use the Search field to locate a particular supervisor’s name.

Check the Supervisor box for each supervisor, and click Save Supervisor before returning to the hierarchy tree.

Department Hierarchy in a Master Plan

The Department Hierarchy is controlled by the Master Plan, and the function is not available by sub plan.