Admin: Mirror new department flow from ohcnetwork/docs #78 (version-3.1) (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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Mirror new department flow from ohcnetwork/docs #78 (version-3.1) (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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{{Doc header
|type=flow
|domain=facility
|title=Delete a department
|summary=Delete a department from a facility in Care — Care blocks deletion when the department still has sub-departments, members, or links.
|order=4
|introduced=3.0
|concept=Concepts/Department
|reference=References/Organization
}}

== Overview ==

This flow describes how to delete a [[Concepts/Department|department]] from a facility in Care.

== Pre-requisites ==

* The department is set up in the facility.
* The department has no sub-departments. If the department has sub-departments, delete them first.
* The department has no members other than you.
* The department is not linked to any encounter, location, or device.
* The department is not the facility's root department ("Administration"). Care does not let you delete the root department.
* You have the permission listed below.

== Permissions ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Permission !! Access
|-
| Can Delete Facility Organizations || Lets you delete a department. Held by Facility Admin.
|}

== Steps ==

=== 1. Open the department list ===

Open the facility. Select '''Settings'''. Select '''Departments'''.

=== 2. Start the deletion ===

Find the department you want to delete. Select the delete action (a trash icon).

{{Note|1=Care shows this action only when the department has no sub-departments.}}

=== 3. Confirm the deletion ===

Care opens a confirmation dialog. Select '''Remove'''.

== Expected Outcome ==

* Care deletes the department.
* The department no longer appears in the list.

{{Navbox facility}}

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