Purpose

To allow the creation and maintenance of institution defined Organisational Types

SubSystem

Organisational Structure

Institutions can create and define any number of Organisational Types enabling functionality in other Subsystems, as well as future inquiry, reporting and grouping of Organisational Units by Type. An Organisational Type is a means of classifying Organisational Units into business categories.

For example, Academic and Administrative are possible examples of Organisational Types.

The Organisationsal Type block contains:

• Organisational Type
• Description
• Closed check box

Rules/Notes:

Adding an Organisational Type permits its use for the definition of Organisational Units.

• Enter Insert mode
• Enter the desired name of the Organisational Type in the Organisational Type field of a blank record
• Enter a meaningful description for the Organisational Type in the Description field
• Save

• Find the record to be modified
• Modify the record as required
• Save

Rules/Notes:

If an Organisational Type has been used in the definition of an Organisational Unit, only the description can be modified. This is not recommended unless the change in description is minor and does not alter the meaning. A new Organisational Type should normally be created.

An Organisational Type can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.

To delete an Organisational Type using the Maintain Organisational Type form:

• Find the record to be deleted
• Locate the cursor in the record to be deleted
• Delete record
• Save

Rules/Notes:

If an Organisational Type has been used to define an Organisational Unit, it cannot be deleted. It can be closed, preventing any further use, by selecting the Closed check box.