Hi there.., this is because you didnt set the event property of your ddl your ddl should be like
<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlDepartManager" runat="server" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlDepartManager_OnSelectedIndexChanged" AutoPostBack="true">
</asp:DropDownList>
and OnSelectedIndexChanged...
protected void ddlDepartManager_OnSelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Do your code here what ever you want on selected Index change.
}
For all the ddl for which you what some code or you have some thing to Code on selected Index chaged should obey above two steps.
Thanks.,