Inactivating a department

An inactive department cannot be used, but it remains in the database and continues to appear on reports.

When you inactivate a department, you select a replacement for it.

If only one active department remains, you cannot inactivate it; however, you can clear the Use departments check box in Company > Preferences.

1. From the Company menu, click Financials > Departments.
2. If the status of the items in the list is not visible, click (Customize), select the Status check box, and click OK. In the Status column, select All.

3. Click the department that you want to make inactive, and click the Edit button.
4. In the Status field, select Inactive.
5. Click Save. The Department Inactive window appears.
6. In the Select Replacement field, enter the department to use in place of the department you are making inactive. Ajera then uses this replacement on all chart of accounts allocations, banks, activities, employees, vendors, projects/phases, recurring vendor invoices, and recurring journal entries where the inactive department was used.
7. Click OK.

See also

Deleting a department

Changing a department

Reactivating a department