Excluding departments from application searches

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
You can customize application searches by excluding certain departments if you do not want to search them for any reason. After excluding the department, the application skips searching items within it.
To include the department in the search again, you can remove the department from the excluded departments list. See Reinstating the excluded department for application searches.
To exclude departments from application searches
  1. In the left navigation pane, click Application.
  2. In the Searchestab, clickExclude Department.
A list of excluded departments is displayed.
  • Use arrows at the bottom of the page to navigate between pages, if the list is large.
  • Hover over icons in the Status column to view each department's current status (open, closed, active, or inactive).
  • Click the Remove department icon in the row to include the department in the search again.
  • Click Backto access theSearches page.
  1. To exclude additional departments, click Add.
The Select Departments To Exclude dialog box appears. It lists all open departments and active exceptions. The departments that are already excluded, closed, or marked for deletion are not displayed.
  1. Search for and select the departments that you want to exclude from the application searches, and click Save.
Newly excluded departments appear in the list of excluded departments. Optionally, click Refresh to update page for the latest records in the list.