ANTE User Manual

Branches

Branches let you register the different offices, stores, or sites that make up your organization, arrange them in a parent/child hierarchy, and tie each one to a physical location and (optionally) a main warehouse.

Overview

Each branch has a code, a name, and a location. Branches can be nested under a parent branch to form a hierarchy (for example, a head office with sub-branches), and a branch can be linked to a main warehouse for inventory purposes. You can manage branches one at a time through the form pages, browse the whole structure in a hierarchy view, or bulk-add branches by importing an Excel file.

To open this screen, go to Settings → Company Settings → Branches.

Page Layout

The branch list shows all branches in a table. At the top right of the page you have four actions:

  • Branch Hierarchy - Opens a dialog showing the full parent/child tree of branches.
  • Export - Downloads the current branches as an Excel file (branches.xlsx).
  • Import - Opens the import dialog to bulk-add branches from an Excel file.
  • Add Branch - Opens the form to create a new branch.
Branch Management. The four actions sit in the top-right; the search box lets you look up a branch by Code or Name. This company has no branches yet, so the table shows 'No branches found.'

List Columns

ColumnDescription
CodeThe branch's short code
NameThe branch name
Parent BranchThe parent branch, or - if it is a top-level branch
Sub-branchesA count badge showing how many child branches it has
LocationThe linked location name
Main WarehouseThe assigned main warehouse, or - if none
CreatedThe date the branch was created

You can search the list by Code or Name. Click any row to open that branch's detail page.

Branch Information

When you open a branch (by clicking its row), the detail page shows:

  • Branch Overview - Logo (or a building icon if none), name, and code.
  • Basic Information - Branch Code, Branch Name, Location, and the location's Address.
  • Hierarchy - Parent Branch (a link to the parent, or "No parent (Top level)") and the number of Child Branches.
  • Warehouse - Main Warehouse and Warehouse Type, or "Not assigned" if no warehouse is linked.
  • Payslip Header - Only shown when Payslip Header is turned on for this branch; shows the branch's own name. It is simply absent when the setting is off.
  • Record Information - Created and Last Updated dates.
  • Child Branches - If the branch has children, each one appears as a card linking to that branch.

Minimum Wage

Every branch's Minimum Wage section is a classification input for Minimum Wage Compliance — it's how the system knows which DOLE minimum-wage table to compare an employee's pay against. It appears on both the Add Branch and Edit Branch forms, right after Location:

  • Wage Sector - Unset, Non-agricultural, or Agricultural. Leaving it Unset is deliberate — it keeps every employee at this branch's MWE candidacy Indeterminate rather than silently defaulting to a sector that might be wrong.
  • Wage Board Override (optional, up to 10 characters) - only needed for a branch whose region has no wage board of its own — for example, a branch in the Negros Island Region needs VI or VII entered here so its employees can be evaluated against the right wage order.
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Neither field is required to save a branch. An unset sector or an unmapped region simply means employees at that branch show as Indeterminate on the Minimum Wage Compliance page until you fill it in — nothing else about the branch is affected.

Payslip Header

Some organizations run several legal entities inside one Ante company, with each entity modeled as a top-level branch and its physical locations as branches nested underneath it. Payslip Header controls whose name appears at the top of the payslip for employees in that structure.

This section appears on the Add Branch and Edit Branch forms, right after Warehouse and before Branch Logo — but only for a top-level branch (one with no parent). It is hidden entirely on a branch that has a parent branch selected.

  • Use this branch's name on payslips - A toggle, off by default. When turned on, every employee in this branch and every branch nested under it sees this branch's name at the top of their payslip instead of the company name. When off, payslips show the company name as usual.
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This only changes the big header name at the top of the payslip. The Branch field elsewhere on the payslip still shows the employee's own actual branch, unchanged.

Note: Giving a branch a parent turns this setting off for it — a child branch can never override the payslip header. If you make a top-level branch into a child branch, its Payslip Header setting is cleared automatically.

Common Tasks

Adding a Branch

  1. On the Branches page, click Add Branch.
  2. Fill in the form, which is organized into sections:
    • Basic Information
      • Branch Code (required) - e.g., HQ, BR001
      • Branch Name (required) - e.g., Head Office, Branch 1
    • Location
      • Location (required) - Select an existing location from the dropdown, or create a new one (see Adding a Location below).
    • Minimum Wage - see Minimum Wage below
    • Hierarchy
      • Parent Branch (optional) - Select a parent to nest this branch under it, or leave empty to create a top-level branch.
    • Warehouse
      • Main Warehouse (optional) - Assign a warehouse so the branch can hold inventory stock.
    • Payslip Header - only shown for a top-level branch (no parent selected) - see Payslip Header below
    • Branch Logo
      • Logo (optional) - Drag and drop an image or click to upload. Accepted formats are JPG, PNG, and GIF, up to 5MB.
  3. Click Create Branch.

Adding a Location

A location holds the address details. You can create one without leaving the branch form:

  1. In the Location field, click New Location (or Create new...).
  2. In the dialog, fill in:
    • Location Name (required) - e.g., Main Office
    • Region (required)
    • Province (required) - available after a region is chosen
    • Municipality / City (required) - available after a province is chosen
    • Barangay (required) - available after a municipality is chosen
    • Street (optional)
    • Zip Code (required)
  3. Click Create Location. The new location is selected automatically.

Note: The Region, Province, Municipality/City, and Barangay dropdowns cascade — each one becomes available only after you choose the one above it.

You can also view, edit, or delete an existing location by hovering over it in the Location dropdown and using the icons that appear.

Editing a Branch

  1. Open the branch from the list.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Update the information.
  4. Save your changes.

Deleting a Branch

  1. Open the branch from the list.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. Confirm the deletion in the dialog that appears.

Note: Deleting a branch cannot be undone. You can also delete a branch from the Branch Hierarchy dialog.

Viewing the Branch Hierarchy

  1. On the Branches page, click Branch Hierarchy.
  2. The dialog displays the full parent/child tree of branches.
  3. From the tree you can view, edit, or delete a branch.

Importing Branches

  1. On the Branches page, click Import.
  2. Click Download Template to get the Excel file in the required format.
  3. Fill in the template, then drag and drop the file (or click to browse) and click Upload & Validate. Accepted file types are .xlsx, .xls, and .csv.
  4. The dialog runs through four stages — Upload, Validate, Review, Import:
    • After validation, you see how many records are valid, have warnings, or have errors. Records with errors cannot be imported.
    • If there are warnings, click Review Warnings, select the records you want to keep, and click Approve Selected & Process.
    • If there are no warnings or errors, click Process Import.
  5. When finished, the dialog shows how many branches were Created, Updated, or Failed. Click Done.

Exporting Branches

  1. On the Branches page, click Export.
  2. An Excel file named branches.xlsx is downloaded with the current branches.

Tips

  • Consistent Naming - Use clear, consistent branch names and codes (e.g., MNL, CEB).
  • Use the Hierarchy - Nest sub-branches under a parent to keep the structure clear.
  • Reuse Locations - Create a location once and reuse it across branches.
  • Assign a Warehouse - Link a main warehouse to any branch that needs to track inventory.

💡 Note: Branch setup is the foundation for organizing multi-location operations across the system.

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