2222723 - How to Change Country/Region Name and Translations - Employee Central

You want to modify the name of a country/region or the translation without breaking functionality.

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• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
• Metadata Framework

Country/Region has been migrated to MDF, which makes it easy to maintain translations from the Admin Center.

1.  Login as a Administrator user and access Admin Center

2.  Search for "Manage Data" in the Tool Search

3.  Select "Country/Region" in the First drop-down and select the country/region you wish to modify in the Second drop-down.

4.  Click on "Insert New Record"

5.  Select an Effective Date

6.  Click on the Globe symbol next to the Country/Region field

7.  Enter the desired translation for associated language.

8.  Once you have completed the changes, select Done

9.  Click on Save

FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?

 A) For any EC Standard field  information  view : 

• SDM - Data Model Guide: Data Model Field Information for Employee Central -

• CSF - Data Model Guide :Country/Region-Specifics for Employee Central

• Guide : Setting Up Data Models and Managing Configuration

Q) Where can I get EC Master Data model?

 A) View 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors

      View : EC Master Data model : URL Here: https://help.sap.com/doc/180ae8b64b4e43c68e975ab9be597aa7/latest/en-US/EC-Master_Data_Models.zip)

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