As an additional, optional way of grouping items and services, especially for reporting purposes, The Edge offers a department feature. Departments can include not only inventory (by category), but also repairs, appraisals, custom jobs, and miscellaneous sale lines. When enabled and used, the departments feature will enable department filter options in searches and reports.
Setting up departments does not work retroactively. Only those repairs, sales, appraisals, etc. completed after department setup will show up on the report.