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Creating, Managing, and Assigning Locations
Creating, Managing, and Assigning Locations

Add, edit, or change locations.

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Written by Brett
Updated over a week ago

For organizations with more than one office, Built allows you to create as many different locations as necessary in order to accurately organize your employees. Each location requires a timezone to be set so that people assigned to that location can accurately view all data associated with time.

To add or edit Locations:

Note: Only Company Admins and HR Admins can configure company settings. To learn more, refer to: Understanding User Roles & Permissions.

  1. Click your company name at the top of the main navigation, then click Company Settings.

  2. Click the Locations tab.

  3. Click the Add Location button to add a new location, or click the name of an existing location to edit.

  4. Both "Location Name" and "Timezone" are required fields.

  5. Timezones can be set by typing the name of the timezone ("Eastern" for example) and selecting it from the list of matching suggestions.

  6. If this location should be the default location, check the box at the bottom of the form.

  7. Click Save.

About Default Locations

Every person needs to be assigned to a location so that the system knows the individual's timezone. To save you from having to explicitly set the location for all individuals, especially when most people are in one location, the system requires one of your locations to be set as the default.

When you add a new person to your account, they will automatically be assigned to the default location. You can then assign a different location if desired.

You can quickly change which location is the default by clicking the arrow next to the location name, and from the menu of options choosing the "Make Default" link.

Assigning and Changing Employee Locations

People can be assigned to a specific location in one of two ways:

Option 1: Navigate to Settings > Locations, click the arrow next to the location name, then click Assign Location. When the window opens, you can then select which people belong to this location.

Option 2: On an individual's profile page, click the Job tab, locate the Position Info box, and click Edit. When the window opens, choose the new location and save your changes.

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