# Department This section allows you to set up descriptions for different departments of the restaurant. You enter in this field a description only. Departments are used in Time and Attendance reports. Departments are also used to group together Time and Attendance/Setup/Tasks **Description** Enter the Department Description **ADP Setup** **Number** Define for each department used in Maitre'D the department code use in ADP program. For example, the Front of the house department could be code 300 and the Kitchen department could be 500. **Shift** Define for each department, shift code used by ADP to specify an employee type such as tipped employee. In this Topic 1. [Department](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/HelpModules/TimeAttendance/Chap13_TimeAttendance/Help/#department) 2. Description 3. [Number](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/HelpModules/TimeAttendance/Chap13_TimeAttendance/Help/#number) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.payfacto.com/payfacto-knowledge/maitred-pos/maitred/maitred-online-help-contents-by-module/time-and-attendance/setup/department.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.