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title: "Product Departments"
slug: "product-departments"
updated: 2023-03-29T18:22:01Z
published: 2023-03-29T18:22:01Z
canonical: "docs.winedirect.com/product-departments"
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# Product Departments

The Product Departments feature allows you to create different sales channels, such as wine, food, merchandise, etc., and can report on sales for each channel.

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## [](https://documentation.vin65.com/Store/Products/Product-Departments)Create Product Departments

1. Go to **Store** and hover over the **Products** sub tab.

2. Click on **Departments** in the dropdown menu.

3. Click on the **[+] Add A Product Department**.

![](https://documentation.vin65.com/assets/client/Image/Store/products/AddProductDept.png)

4. In the **Department** field, give your department a name.

5. In the **Code** field, give your department a code and click **Save.**

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## [](https://documentation.vin65.com/Store/Products/Product-Departments)Assign A Product To A Department

1. Go to **Store** and hover on the **Products** sub tab.

2. Click on the product of choice.

3. In the **Manage Properties** tab of the product, move your cursor to the **Department** field.

4. Click on the **Department** field and select a department to place your product in.

![](https://documentation.vin65.com/assets/client/Image/Store/products/Product-Departments.png)

To find data on your product department, please visit the **Reports** listed below that display department in the reporting:

- Daily Activity Report
- Sales By SKU
- Sales Detail and Sales Detail X
- Inventory Sold
- Inventory Summary
- Inventory Transactions

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## [](https://documentation.vin65.com/Store/Products/Product-Departments)Product Sub Department

Whenever there is a product department, there will be the option of having a sub-department. For example, if you have a "Clothing" department, you can create sub-departments to separate the different clothing categories. The sub-department could be "Women's Wear," "Men's Wear," and "Children's Wear."

### Create A Sub Department

1. Navigate to **Store** > **Products.**

2. Click on **Manage Sub Departments**.

![](https://documentation.vin65.com/assets/client/Image/managesub.png)

3. Click the green **[+] Add A Sub Product Department** on the right-hand panel.

4. Fill out the **General Information** section of the sub-product department form.

**Please note: Department** **and** **sub-department** **fields are mandatory as indicated with an asterisk (*).**

![](https://documentation.vin65.com/assets/client/Image/adproductsub.png)

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## [](https://documentation.vin65.com/Store/Products/Product-Departments)Assign A Product To A Sub Department

1. Go to **Store** > **Products**.

2. Click on the product of choice.

3. Click on **Manage Properties** > **Edit** > **Department** field and select a department.

 A Department must be selected to have the sub-department dropdown menu populate.

4. Click on the **Sub Department** dropdown menu and select the appropriate sub-department.

5. Click **Save**.

![](https://documentation.vin65.com/assets/client/Image/Store/products/Product-Sub-Department.png)

To find data on your product sub-department, please visit the **Reports** listed below that display sub-department in the reporting:

- Sales Detail/Sales Detail X
- Daily Activity Report