How do I default a country when creating locations?

You can default the country when specifying the address in the location pages. You need to specify the default country on the Enterprise HCM Information page.

You can save time by setting a default country when creating locations instead of always selecting a value from the Country list. If you don't configure any default country, then the country is automatically defaulted to United States in the location address.

Here are some key points to note:

• This defaulting doesn't apply when you create records using HCM Data Loader (HDL), HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader (HSDL), or REST.

• When duplicating a location, the country is defaulted from the country specified in the original location and not in the enterprise configuration.
• The default location country isn't date-effective and will be the same for all date-effective records of the enterprise configuration.

To configure the default country on the Enterprise HCM Information page:

1. On the Home page, navigate to My Client Groups > Workforce Structures > Enterprise HCM Information page.
2. Click Update.
3. In the Additional info section, go to the Workforce Structures Configuration segment, and update the Default Location Country field with the country that you want.
4. Click Submit.