You can restore deleted departments. For example, a department can be deleted if two roles are merged during comparison (see Comparing and merging departments).

To restore a deleted department

1. In the menu bar, click Responsibilities > Governance Administration.

2. On the Governance Administration page, perform the following actions:

   1. Click Organization.

   2. On the Organization page, click Departments in the Type drop-down.

3. On the Organization page, click Restore a deleted role.

4. In the Restore a deleted role dialog, in the date field next to Find roles deleted from, enter a date and time before the department was deleted.

5. Next to the department you want to restore, select the check box.

6. Click Next.

7. (Optional) To prevent certain actions from being performed, clear the check box next to the corresponding action.

8. Click Next.

9. Click Close.

To restore a deleted child department

1. In the menu bar, click Responsibilities > Governance Administration.

2. On the Governance Administration page, perform the following actions:

   1. Click Organization.

   2. On the Organization page, click Departments in the Type drop-down.

3. On the Organization page, click the department that was originally parent to the deleted department.

4. In the details pane, click Edit.

5. On the overview page, click Restore.

6. In the Restore a deleted role dialog, in the date field next to Find roles deleted from, enter a date and time before the department was deleted.

7. In the list next to the department you want to restore, select the check box.

8. Click Next.

9. (Optional) To prevent certain actions from being performed, clear the check box next to the corresponding action.

10. Click Next.

11. Click Close.

Related topics

• Comparing and merging departments

• Governance administration (page description)

• Organization (page description)

• Department (page description)