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# Departments

### Overview

The **Departments** module allows you to organize your intranet based on company departments. It enables the creation of department pages, sharing of updates, news, and announcements relevant to each department.

<img src="/files/GAUZiUxR66AwhkLvf3nU" alt="Admin Portal > Modules > Departments" width="563">

Network admins can configure the Departments module, including changing its default system label and other domain-wide settings.

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### Configuration Options

#### **Department Label**

Allows you to enter a custom label for the Departments module to better align with your company’s terminology. Activating or deactivating the Translate option resets any custom label text.

{% hint style="info" %}
The **Translate option** (Admin Portal > Domain > Translate) must be **deactivated** in order to edit the module label.
{% endhint %}

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#### **Default Sort**

This option determines how departments are listed.

Options include:

* **Name** (Ascending or Descending)
* **Latest Activity** (Ascending or Descending)

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#### **Department Category Management**

Mark the checkbox to allow only network admins and intranet admins to create department categories from the User Portal.

**Restrict category creation:** If unmarked, any network user can create department categories.

**Require category for departments:** Mark the checkbox to make **category selection mandatory** when creating or editing a company department.

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#### **Hashtag Requirement**

Mark the checkbox to make it mandatory for each department to have at least one hashtag during creation or editing.

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**Allow admins to delete departments:**

Mark the checkbox to permit network admins, intranet admins, and department admins to delete departments from the User Portal.