SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

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

Symptom

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

Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental.

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • Metadata Framework

Cause

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

Resolution

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.

Manage Data_CountryRegion_1.png

4.  Click on "Insert New Record"

5.  Select an Effective Date

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

Manage Data_CountryRegion_2.png

7.  Enter the desired translation for associated language.

Manage Data_CountryRegion_3.png

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 : 

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)

See Also

  • 2940002 - How to change Country/Region Labels 
  • 2810406 - Home Address Field Label Changes for One Country Are Copied Over to Multiple Countries 
  • 3066117 - How to export Data Models?
  • 2080139 - How To Import Foundation Objects or Foundation Data - Employee Central
  • 2277994 - How to Import Data for MDF Objects/MDF picklists in SuccessFactors?
  • 2873943 - How to translate "Event" field label under job information ?
  • 3556511 - Incorrect Translation of Labels in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Job Information 
  • 2592394 - Translatable Field Behavior
  • 2892203 - How to change or add translations to Event labels

Keywords

label, translate, iso, code, name, english, spanish, french, objects, mdf, country name, country , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-MGD , Manage Data - Create, Update & Delete , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions