In Odoo 18’s Employee module, the Department menu allows you to create and manage departments, making it easier to organize and control employee information by specific departments. When accessing the Department menu, you’ll see an overview page displaying various departments. This organization facilitates streamlined access to employee details under each department heading and provides insights into departmental metrics, such as the number of absentees.
The Department dashboard offers a range of management tools, including options to track and manage time-off requests, allocation requests, new applications, and expense reports, among others. By selecting any of these options, you can view and manage department-specific activities, such as approving or rejecting time-off requests based on department needs. Additionally, you can oversee the functionality of each department through a range of administrative actions.
For more in-depth management, selecting the three-dot menu provides access to generate reports on key operational areas, including timesheets, expenses, recruitment activities, attendance, skills history, and time off. Here, you will also get options to view the Employees and Child Departments of the respective departments.
The new hierarchy view in Odoo 18’s Employee module Departments window provides a streamlined, organized visualization of the company's departmental structure, displaying departments and their sub-units in a tree-like format that clarifies relationships and reporting lines. Each department entry shows key details like its name, parent department, and manager, allowing users to understand the structure at a glance without opening multiple records.
If you need to create a new department, simply select the "New" button to open the creation page.
Here, you can enter details such as the department name, the parent department (if applicable), the department manager, and the associated company.
The Departments menu includes an Action button that provides access to the 'Skill History' report.
This report offers a detailed overview of the skills acquired, updated, or assigned to employees within a specific department over time.
It serves as a comprehensive record, enabling HR managers and team leaders to track employee development, monitor skill gaps, and assess the progression of competencies within the organization. The Skill History report is a valuable tool for aligning workforce skills with organizational goals and ensuring targeted training initiatives. The report can be viewed in Graph, Pivot, and List views.
This setup is invaluable for managing employee organization within Odoo 18, ensuring that each department operates efficiently and that employee data is organized under relevant departmental categories.