Create business units

Create business units (BUs) to enable the business unit filter for the OT Devices tab on the OT Manager dashboard. Creating BUs help you to define your organizational functions.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

If you have the admin role, you can show the business unit filter on the OT Devices tab by creating BUs to map to sites. By doing this action, other users can see the BUs under the business unit filter on the OT Devices tab.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Organization > Business Units.
2. Select New.
3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Business Unit form

   Field	Description
   Name	Name of the business unit.
   Company	Company, if any, related with this business unit.
   Business Unit Head	Person who heads the business unit.
   Description	Description of the business unit.
   Parent	Other business unit. The Parent field makes the business unit as a hierarchy element.
   Hierarchy level	Number or text to indicate the level of the business unit.
   Related list
   Departments	Departments that make up this business unit. Add as many departments as necessary.

4. Select Submit.
5. Optional: Repeat steps 2 through 4 as many times as needed until you create all your required BUs.

Result

The business unit is created. You can add a BU on a site record or in the Sites list.