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.

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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

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-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

Product

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