Add a legal Entity (Organization Settings)

This article covers: Add Legal Entity.

Before you start

Access. You need access to HCM Settings > Organization Settings. If you do not see it in the menu, ask your administrator for the role that covers this area.

Steps

Open HCM Settings > Organization Settings.
Select Add Legal Entity.
In the window Legal Entity fill in the fields below.

Field	What it means and what to enter
Legal Entity Name	The name people see for the record.
Legal Entity Code	A short, unique code that identifies the record.
Registration number	The official number from your registration papers.
Tax number	Type the tax number.
Currency	The currency of the amounts on this record, for example USD or INR.
Time zone	The time zone for dates and times on this record, for example Europe/London. For example: IANA time zone, for example Europe/London.
Country	The country.
Status	Whether the record is in use. Choose one: Active, Inactive.

Select Save Changes.

The window closes and the table shows the result.

If something does not work

The button "Add Legal Entity" is missing. You do not have the permission, or the page is not in your menu. See Access above.
A list in the window is empty. The records it picks from do not exist yet.
The window will not close or shows a message. Read the message: it names the field that is missing or not allowed.