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Departments list showing IT, HR, and other departments

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Overview

The Departments module helps organizations structure users into logical business units such as IT, HR, Sales, or Engineering.
Departments act as the top-level organizational layer, enabling better ownership, access control, reporting alignment, and team management across Snapsec. Each department can contain multiple teams, department leads, and members—allowing security operations to scale cleanly across large organizations.

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Departments List

This view displays all existing departments within your organization.

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What You See Here

  • Department Name — Logical business unit (e.g., IT Department).
  • Description — Short context about the department’s responsibility.
  • Team Count — Number of teams associated with the department.
  • Quick Access — Click any department to view its internal structure.
This list gives admins instant visibility into how users and teams are distributed across the organization.

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Department FAQs

Expandable FAQ section for departments
The FAQs section answers common administrative and structural questions related to departments.

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Covered Topics Include

  • What a department represents in Snapsec
  • How to create or delete departments
  • Whether departments can contain multiple teams
  • Who is allowed to manage departments
  • Limits on the number of departments
This section is designed to reduce onboarding friction for administrators and clarify organizational modeling decisions.

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Inside a Department

Department details page showing lead, description, and teams table
When you click on a department, you are taken to its detailed view.

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Department Details

  • Department Lead — Primary owner responsible for the department.
  • Department Name — Editable name of the department.
  • Description — Functional summary of the department’s role.
All fields are editable (subject to permissions), ensuring departments stay aligned with organizational changes.

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Teams Within a Department

Below the department details, you’ll find the Teams table, listing all teams mapped to this department.

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Team Information Includes

  • Team Name
  • Team Description
  • Team Lead
  • Total Members
  • Actions — Remove or manage teams
This structure allows granular ownership while maintaining department-level accountability.

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Adding a Team to a Department

Add Team button inside department view
Admins can assign new or existing teams to a department using the Add Team action.

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Use Cases

  • Expanding department responsibilities
  • Reorganizing teams after internal changes
  • Aligning teams with reporting or access boundaries
This ensures departments remain flexible as organizations evolve.

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Update Department Teams

Modal to add or remove teams from a department
The Update Department Teams modal provides a controlled way to manage team assignments.

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What You Can Do

  • Add multiple teams to a department
  • Remove teams that no longer belong
  • Update mappings without affecting team members directly
Changes take effect immediately across reporting, access control, and ownership views.

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Why This Matters

Departments provide the foundation for structured access control and accountability inside Snapsec.
  • Enables clean separation of responsibilities
  • Improves ownership for vulnerabilities and assessments
  • Aligns security workflows with real-world org structures
  • Scales seamlessly as teams and users grow
Well-defined departments ensure Snapsec mirrors how your organization actually operates.

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