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Path: Administration > Manage Institutions > Department Options

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First, select the department, and then select "List Department Options". Only options belonging to that department are shown — this list is scoped to the department picked above, not the whole application. Select Edit on any row to change its value.

Department Options page filtered to a single department, listing only that department's option keys

Department Options listed for one department — only rows scoped to that department appear.

Adding a brand-new option

Select Add New Option to create a key that doesn't exist yet for the currently-selected department (the button is disabled until a department is picked). Enter the Option Key — just the part after the department name, e.g. OPD Bill Receipt Title for a key that will be saved as OPD - OPD Bill Receipt Title — pick a Value Type, enter an Initial Value, then select Create. If that key already exists for this department, the create is rejected.

Add New Option dialog scoped to a department, showing the department name and the key-prefix note

Adding a new department-scoped option — the dialog shows which department it will be saved under.

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