How to set up Departments

• This feature is only available in Sage 50 Premium and Quantum
• You can create up to 100 departments in Sage 50 Premium Accounting, and up to 1000 in Sage 50 Quantum Accounting

Set up departments in your company

1. Log in to single-user mode and ensure no additional windows are open.
2. Select Setup, then Settings.
3. Open General (Accounts).
4. Select Departments.
5. Type the new department code on a blank line. The Department Code must be in numeric form.
6. Type the new department Description.
7. By default, the system assigns all accounts to a new department.  To remove accounts from the department, select Assign accounts and change the account.
8. Select OK.

Assign employees, clients, and vendors to departments

1. Open an employee record, vendor record, or customer record.
2. In the Personal tab, select the Department this employee belongs to.
3. Select Save and Close.

When you post a paycheque, the system categorizes all payroll-related data based on the employee's assigned department.

How to use different Departments when invoicing or in a journal entry

1. To select a different department in an invoice, select the magnifying glass icon beside the GL account number.
2. Select the + sign beside the GL account number.
3. When you post a paycheque, the system categorizes all payroll-related data based on the employee's assigned department.
4. Select Department Account by double-clicking.
5. This will now enter that account number in the invoice or journal entry.

There's no departments option in the company settings