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# 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i2/O1CN01dwcn425uTWD4EqQY_!!6000000006245-2-tps-2088-1382.png)

### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/O1CN01kxe44TRns5K4H6uc_!!6000000002671-2-tps-2106-1388.png)

### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i1/O1CN010RUwzkX7f1H4Gbh0_!!6000000007404-2-tps-2102-1384.png)

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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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/O1CN01piwuit9NyiJ4gXRi_!!6000000006232-2-tps-2308-1382.png)

#### Set the Group Owner

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

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/O1CN01m5gLSpQ840K4g2EI_!!6000000003708-2-tps-2304-1390.png)

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i2/O1CN01igVIXAMP4kI4gn3S_!!6000000004269-2-tps-2310-1380.png)

#### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/O1CN01MQnltwFCndK7BFdt_!!6000000005460-2-tps-3537-2556.png)

### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/O1CN01MJTyA1yh8xE5CGDw_!!6000000003088-2-tps-2560-1424.png)

#### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/O1CN01phLjdhcIwTF5C0c6_!!6000000001231-2-tps-2558-1420.png)

#### 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.

![](https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/O1CN01phLjdhcIwTF5C0c6_!!6000000001231-2-tps-2558-1420.png)


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