Delete a Department To delete a department, go to  Departments  menu item. Click the delete icon under ACTION column of the specific row in the list of the departments. This will open a confirmation popup box with YES and No options to confirm before deleting a department. If chosen  YES , then the department will be deleted from list. NOTE: Deleting a department will permanently delete that from database. This cannot be recovered later. So, be careful when you perform this operation.