2754509 - Sync Custom Timezone Field From Location When Creating a new Position / Lower-Level Position

When creating a new position or adding a Lower-Level position, the timezone field should be automatically populated based on the value that is taken from the Location.

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• Employee Central - Position Management
• Employee Central - Job Information

1. Add custom field Timezone to Position object
2. Add New Position
3. Timezone is not populated

There is no configuration in place to ensure the custom Timezone field on the Position object is synced correctly when adding a new Position or Lower-Level Position.

Adding a new Position

- Create a custom Timezone field on the Position Object configured with the Data Type String (as outlined in the handbook)

- Create an business rule that will sync the custom timezone field object from the Timezone field in Location

- Set this as an external rule for the location field on the Position object

- Save your configuration

Once the change is made to location when adding a new positon, the Timezone field will automatically be populated. (There needs to information in the Job Informtion time zone field in order for this to work)

Adding a Lower-Level Position

Open Position Management Settings -> UI Customizing -> Rule for Defining Copy-Relevant Position fields

Open this rule and add the following line:

Now, when adding a Lower-Level Position, this will rule will automatically populate the timezone field with the information taken from Location

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