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# Install Core Business Suite Foundation

# Install Core Business Suite Foundation {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Install Core Business Suite Foundation to configure employee and supplier requests across Human Resources, Finance, Health and Safety, Legal, Workplace Services, and Source‑to‑Pay.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AdminAdmin Home.
2. On the Core Business Suite Foundation card, select Set up.
3. Under available for installation, select Core Business Suite.  
   The Application Manager opens in a new tab.
4. Select Install, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.  
   Note:  
   To install the latest versions, don't modify the items listed in the Review Installation Details dialog box.

   Required dependent plugins are installed automatically, and required roles are added. For information about the components installed with a plugin, see [Find components installed with an application](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=find-components&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US).
5. Select Apply default configurations.  
   Applying default configurations sets the required default settings for Core Business Suite.
   For information about the default configurations, see [Core Business Suite Foundation default configurations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zwAtAvd~r2l38w9mQ72HLg "Details of the default configurations for Core Business Suite Foundation.").

   If the default configurations aren't applied, run the script to apply them. For more information, see [Reapply the default configurations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/PDIs321FlVFff9wg5EWrfQ "If the default configurations aren’t applied for Core Business Suite or its business units, reapply the default configurations by running a script.").
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## What to do next

Install the Core Business Suite applications. For more information, see [Install Core Business Suite applications](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/2TXr17fXkshxTLeETlH9hA "Install Core Business Suite applications to support employee and supplier requests across Human Resources, Finance, Health and Safety, Legal, Workplace Services, and Source‑to‑Pay.").
* **[Core Business Suite Foundation default configurations](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/zwAtAvd~r2l38w9mQ72HLg)**   
  Details of the default configurations for Core Business Suite Foundation.

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