Available in Sage Simply Accounting Premium and higher.

Add or Rename a Department

Before you can perform any of these tasks

In the Departments Settings window, you can:

Add a department

  1. In the Home window, on the Setup menu, select Settings. Open General (Accounts), and then click Departments.
  2. Type the new department Code on a blank line.
  3. Type the new department Description.
  4. By default, all accounts are assigned to a new department. To remove accounts assigned to the department, click Assign accounts and change the accounts.
  5. Click OK.

Rename or renumber a department

  1. In the Home window, on the Setup menu, select Settings. Open General (Accounts), and then click Departments.
  2. Select the department Code or Description you want to change.
  3. Make your changes
  4. Click OK.

What do you want to do?

Change a department's status

Assign accounts to a department