Core Business Suite default configurations

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cbs-default-configs.md

Details of the default configurations for Core Business Suite.

These default configurations are applied automatically when Apply default configurations is selected during installation.

configuration	Description
Global settings	Configures mandatory global settings that define core Core Business Suite behavior and access.
Employee Center configuration	Applies default Employee Center settings to establish the Core Business Suite user experience and navigation, including:- Taxonomy – Structures content and topic pages within Employee Center. Navigation – Defines how employees browse and access core services. Home page – Configures the layout and components of the employee landing page. Quick links – Provides shortcuts to frequently used tools and resources.
Business unit topic mapping	Configures mappings that route Employee Center requests to the appropriate business units.

configuration

Description

Global settings

Configures mandatory global settings that define core Core Business Suite behavior and access.

Employee Center configuration

Applies default Employee Center settings to establish the Core Business Suite user experience and navigation, including:- Taxonomy – Structures content and topic pages within Employee Center.

Navigation – Defines how employees browse and access core services.
Home page – Configures the layout and components of the employee landing page.
Quick links – Provides shortcuts to frequently used tools and resources.

Business unit topic mapping

Configures mappings that route Employee Center requests to the appropriate business units.

**Parent Topic:**[Install Core Business Suite](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/set-up-cbs.md)

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# Core Business Suite default configurations

Details of the default configurations for Core Business Suite.

These default configurations are applied automatically when Apply default configurations is selected during installation.

<table id="table_hwg_l3x_43c"><thead><tr><th>

configuration

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Global settings

</td><td>

Configures mandatory global settings that define core Core Business Suite behavior and access.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Employee Center configuration

</td><td>

Applies default Employee Center settings to establish the Core Business Suite user experience and navigation, including:-   Taxonomy – Structures content and topic pages within Employee Center.
-   Navigation – Defines how employees browse and access core services.
-   Home page – Configures the layout and components of the employee landing page.
-   Quick links – Provides shortcuts to frequently used tools and resources.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Business unit topic mapping

</td><td>

Configures mappings that route Employee Center requests to the appropriate business units.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Install Core Business Suite](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/set-up-cbs.md)