Field Description - Department Number

The Department Number for an employee, also referred to as the expense account, directs Payroll to post transactions to the desired account in the Fund Accounting module or the General Ledger (G/L) module.  You can maintain information related to Department Numbers during Department Master Maintenance and Department Titles Maintenance.

Notes:

• To associate an employee with a department, enter the Department Number during Employee Master Maintenance in the Employee Information Area.
  
  Note:  Depending on your Payroll settings, the Department Number may be an Appropriations Account Number, a General Ledger Account Number, or a department number that links to either an Appropriations or General Ledger Account Number.
   

• For more information about Department Numbers, refer to Understanding Municipal vs. Commercial Department Numbers.

• You can distribute an employee's pay among multiple departments during Employee Pay Distribution Window of Employee Master Maintenance.

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