Organization database designer is a screen for updating the organizational structure. Emakin organization database designer permits to determine relationships between different organization units and positions.
There are 4 main sections on this screen which are Organization Unit Templates for selecting a predefined organizational schema, Organization Chart that displaying the existing schema details, Others column that all the position and employee definitions listed under and, the last but not the least, a search bar to search for any organization unit, position or employee appearing on the Organization Chart.
Organization Unit Templates
Organization unit template is a file that serves as a starting point for a new organizational structure. When a template is selected from the list, a predefined schema will appear on the Organization Chart that you can customize based on your needs. Using a template will also replace your existing organizational schema, meaning that you will lose your existing schema with the previous definitions after saving the changes you made so this section should be used cautiously.
Organization Chart
After picking a template you will see a predefined organizational schema as in the image below. You can use one of these templates as a starting point to build your own organizational schema by adding new elements and deleting the ones you don't need.
Organization Unit
Organizational Units give a hierarchical structure, and when properly designed can ease administration. You can only create one root organization unit that representing your company and parenting all the departments below. Clicking one of the organization units brings up an edit tools menu as shown below. There are 5 buttons displayed on this menu to be used to customize an organization unit.
Add a new child organization unit
Adds a new child organization unit connected to the selected unit.
Add a new position in this unit
Opens up a window where you can create a new position in the selected unit or select an existing position.
Click to edit
Opens up the organization unit edit pane.