diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
index d35138dbe..f0bea9d9c 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ class Department extends BaseDepartment
         $selectCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
         $selectCriteria->add( UsersPeer::DEP_UID, $depId );
         $selectCriteria->add( UsersPeer::USR_UID, $managerId, Criteria::NOT_EQUAL );
+        
+        if(empty($depParent)) {
+            $depParent = $depId;
+        }
 
         // Create a Criteria object includes the value you want to set
         $updateCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
@@ -389,7 +393,41 @@ class Department extends BaseDepartment
             }
             $oDataset->next();
         }
-
+        
+        $this->updateUserReportsTo($depId);
+    }
+    
+    public function updateUserReportsTo($depId)
+    {
+        $departments = $this->getChildDepartments($depId);
+        $departments = explode("_",$departments);
+        $departments = array_filter(array_unique($departments));
+        foreach($departments as $depUid) {
+            $mgrParentId = $this->getDepartmentParentManager($depUid);
+            $conn = Propel::getConnection( UsersPeer::DATABASE_NAME );
+            $selectCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
+            $selectCriteria->add( UsersPeer::DEP_UID, $depUid );
+            $updateCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
+            $updateCriteria->add( UsersPeer::USR_REPORTS_TO, $mgrParentId );
+            BasePeer::doUpdate( $selectCriteria, $updateCriteria, $conn );
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public function getChildDepartments($depId)
+    {   
+        $depIds = "";
+        $depIds .= $depId."_";
+        $childrenCriteria = new Criteria( 'workflow' );
+        $childrenCriteria->add( DepartmentPeer::DEP_PARENT, $depId );
+        $oDataset = DepartmentPeer::doSelectRS( $childrenCriteria );
+        $oDataset->setFetchmode( ResultSet::FETCHMODE_ASSOC );
+        $oDataset->next();
+        while ($aRow = $oDataset->getRow()) {
+            $depId = $aRow['DEP_UID'];
+            $depIds .= $this->getChildDepartments($depId);
+            $oDataset->next();
+        }
+        return $depIds;
     }
 
     //add an user to a department and sync all about manager info
@@ -700,5 +738,19 @@ class Department extends BaseDepartment
         }
         return $departments;
     }
+    
+    public function getDepartmentParentManager($depId)
+    {
+        $managerUid = ""; 
+        $depInfo = $this->Load($depId);
+        if(empty($depInfo['DEP_MANAGER'])) {
+            if(!empty($depInfo['DEP_PARENT'])) {
+                $managerUid = $this->getDepartmentParentManager($depInfo['DEP_PARENT']);
+            } 
+        } else {
+            $managerUid = $depInfo['DEP_MANAGER']; 
+        }
+        return $managerUid;
+    }
 }