Departments

Departments in Forkto let you organise your team into groups — such as Kitchen, Front of House, or Production. Departments control which data team members can see, making it easier to keep things relevant for each part of your business.

Overview

You’ll find Departments under Settings > Departments. The page shows:

• A department count at the top (e.g., “3 / 5 departments”) showing how many you have vs your subscription limit.
• A table listing all departments by name.
• A ‘New Department’ button to create more (hidden when you’ve reached the limit).
• A search bar if you have more than 5 departments.

Creating a Department

1. Click ‘New Department’.
2. Enter the department name (e.g., “Kitchen”, “Dispatch”, “Quality”).
3. Save.

Editing a Department

Click the edit button next to any department in the table to update its name.

How Departments Are Used

Once departments are set up, they integrate across the app:

• Users — when creating or editing a team member, you can assign them to one or more departments. See the User Management guide.
• Files — files can be assigned to specific departments, so team members only see files relevant to their department. See the Files Management guide.
• Check Forms — forms can be assigned to departments so only relevant teams see them. See the Check Form Builder guide.
• Department Switcher — users assigned to multiple departments see a dropdown in the navigation to switch between them.

Auditor Access

Auditors can view departments but cannot create or edit them.

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Use departments to keep your team focused on what’s relevant to them. Assign users, files, and check forms to the right departments to reduce clutter and improve accountability.