Departments

A department is an organization to which you assign workers. It is an organization with one or more operational objectives or responsibilities that exist independently of its manager.

You track the department's financial performance through one or more cost centers. For example, sales, research and development, and human resources. You can report and keep track of headcount by creating a department hierarchy using Oracle Fusion Trees.

Departments and cost centers example:

This figure illustrates how departments belong to legal entities within the enterprise structure.

Departments and Cost Centers

A cost center represents the smallest segment of an organization for which you allocate and report on costs. The manager of a department is typically responsible for cost control by meeting a budget and may be responsible for the assets used by the department. You can track the financial performance of a department through one or more cost centers.

Uploading Departments Using a Spreadsheet

If you have a list of departments already defined for your enterprise, you can upload them from a spreadsheet. To use this option, you first download a spreadsheet template, add your department information to the spreadsheet, and then upload directly to your enterprise configuration. You can upload the spreadsheet multiple times to accommodate revisions.