Add or modify benefit types

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Benefit types are benefits offered by your company and the associated table.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_hr_core.basic, or sn_hr_core.manager

You can add or modify a benefit type using the Managed Lists module.

Procedure

Navigate to All > HR Administration > Managed Lists > Benefit Types.

The HR Benefit Types list opens.
Click New to create a benefit type or on an existing benefit type to edit.
Complete the form.

(The fields you see depend on how the form is configured and what fields are selected to display.)

Field	Description
Name	Benefit type.
Value	Issue value name, such as benefit_401k, or basic_life.
Type	Click and select the benefit type. Benefit types are:- HR Disability Benefit HR Health Benefit HR Insurance Benefit HR Retirement Benefit
Active	Check to make this benefit type active and available to use.
Requires beneficiaries	Check to indicate that this benefit type requires beneficiaries to be entered when selected.

4. Click **Save**.

The **HR Benefit Plans** section appears.

Click New to create a benefit plan associated with the benefit type.
To modify benefit type data, find the existing benefit type in the HR Benefit Types list.

You can use the list search menu by typing the benefit type and pressing Enter.
Click the benefit type to open the form.
Modify the form.
Click Update.

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title: Add or modify benefit types
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# Add or modify benefit types

Benefit types are benefits offered by your company and the associated table.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_hr\_core.basic, or sn\_hr\_core.manager

You can add or modify a benefit type using the Managed Lists module.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **HR Administration** &gt; **Managed Lists** &gt; **Benefit Types**.

    The HR Benefit Types list opens.

2.  Click **New** to create a benefit type or on an existing benefit type to edit.

3.  Complete the form.

    \(The fields you see depend on how the form is configured and what fields are selected to display.\)

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

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Name

</td><td>

Benefit type.

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

Value

</td><td>

Issue value name, such as benefit\_401k, or basic\_life.

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

Type

</td><td>

Click and select the benefit type. Benefit types are:-   HR Disability Benefit
-   HR Health Benefit
-   HR Insurance Benefit
-   HR Retirement Benefit


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

Active

</td><td>

Check to make this benefit type active and available to use.

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

Requires beneficiaries

</td><td>

Check to indicate that this benefit type requires beneficiaries to be entered when selected.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>4.  Click **Save**.

    The **HR Benefit Plans** section appears.

5.  Click **New** to create a benefit plan associated with the benefit type.

6.  To modify benefit type data, find the existing benefit type in the HR Benefit Types list.

    You can use the list search menu by typing the benefit type and pressing Enter.

7.  Click the benefit type to open the form.

8.  Modify the form.

9.  Click **Update**.


**Parent Topic:**[Managed lists](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/hr-service-delivery/c_ManagedLists.md)