Moving existing departments under other departments

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
When you move a department to a different place in the department hierarchy, its child departments move with it. The monitored employees within the department, exceptions reviewers, and supervisors also remain assigned to the department in its new position in the hierarchy.
Note: You must have theCreate Departmentspermission to move departments. By default, users that have theApp User Adminrole have this permission.
To move a department under another department
  1. In the left navigation pane, click Departments.
  2. Search for and select the department you want to move.
    Note: Alta Surveillance lists all departments. You can use the filtering options to search the required department. Options include filtering by department name, exception employees, and reviewers associated with the department.
  3. Click Edit Department.
  4. In the Parent Department field, search for and select the department to which you want to move the department.
  5. Click Save.
    Note: The reviewers and supervisors of the parent department automatically have access to the moved department.
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