> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.dingtalk.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Departments and Department Groups

> Edit department metadata (ID, leaders, intro, phone), and run the lifecycle of all-employee and per-department group chats—create, delete, set or transfer the owner.

## 1. Feature Overview

As an enterprise grows and its organization structure becomes more complex, efficiently managing departments and related groups becomes important for team collaboration. This guide provides administrators with a structured method for managing departments and department groups.

## 2. Procedure

### View a Department ID

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > click Edit Selected Department to view the department ID.

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### Set Department Leader

There is currently no limit on the number of department supervisors.

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > click ... > Set Department leader.

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### Set Department Introduction and Phone Number

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > Edit Selected Department > set Department Introduction / Phone Number.

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### All-Member Group Settings

An all-member group can be created only after a team or enterprise is created. It must be created by a primary administrator or a sub-administrator with Contacts permissions. Ordinary members cannot create an all-member group.

#### Create an All-Member Group

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Member Management > click ... after the root department > Edit Department Information > Create Group Chat.

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#### Delete an All-Member Group

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Member Management > click ... after the root department > Edit Department Information > Delete the group.

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#### Set the Group Owner

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Member Management > Edit Department > select Group Owner.

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#### Transfer the Group Owner on Mobile

Open DingTalk on mobile > Chats > enter the all-member group > ... in the upper-right corner > Group Management > scroll to the bottom and select Transfer Group Ownership.

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### Department Group Settings

#### Create a Department Group

A department group can be created only after a team or enterprise is created. It must be created by a primary administrator or a sub-administrator with Contacts permissions. Ordinary members cannot create a department group.

##### Desktop

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > Edit Selected Department > Create Group Chat.

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#### Delete a Department Group

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > Edit Selected Department > Delete This Group.

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#### Set the Department Group Owner

Go to [Admin Console](https://oa.dingtalk.io) > Contacts > Department Management > select the target department > Edit Selected Department > select Group Owner.

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