# Department

### Overview

Using the Department setting, you can create new Departments; Edit and Delete them. Using a particular department, you can sort your [Team](https://docs.rumwork.io/settings/team) members and provide them with access to manage specific channel(s).

To open the Department setting, go to **Settings** and then select the **Department** tab.

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### Create a Department 

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On the Department window, click **Create Department**.

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Then, input Department; select Channels and Agents( Team members) if any. Once done, click **Save**.

### Edit a Department 

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Open **Settings** → **Department** → and click on the Edit <img src="https://1755261872-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhElFPtMZjXYjDDMBT5q2%2Fuploads%2FtM0TpJ2uFQAN4Ck2pMsa%2FEdit%20Button%20Blue.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e5fd4863-2e0e-4e4c-9854-bca693646d06" alt="" data-size="line">icon.

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Then make appropriate changes and click **Update** to save changes.

### Delete a Department

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Click the Trash<img src="https://1755261872-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhElFPtMZjXYjDDMBT5q2%2Fuploads%2F3Of4IVOBkTD6Yfey20F7%2FDelete%20Button.png?alt=media&#x26;token=82c696d8-8f39-4ebd-82c3-f74f28e61d38" alt="" data-size="line">icon next to the edit button.

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Then click **Confirm** to finalise deleting.