Create Contact Information Types

HR Administration Guide

Version
R2025.2.1
ft:lastEdition
2025-12-09
Create Contact Information Types

To add a contact information type:

  1. Go to HR Admin > Contact Information Types.
  2. Click Add and enter a name and description in the corresponding fields.
  3. Enter a value in the Reference Code field. Reference codes are used to export data to other applications. These codes must be unique and must not contain special characters.
  4. Select the Is Required checkbox to make the contact information type mandatory in employee profiles.
  5. Select one of the following options in the Contact Information Type Group drop-down list to configure what the contact information type is tracked as:
    • Address
    • Email Address
    • Online Profile
    • Phone
  6. In the Contact Type drop-down list, select Business or Personal. These options are predefined.
  7. Select the Include in LDAP Sync checkbox to allow contact information with this type to be available in the external LDAP system through the web services API.
  8. (US only) If Dayforce is configured to allow military addresses, you can optionally select the Include Military States checkbox. This adds the following options in the State / Province drop-down list for the associated address record:
    • Armed Forces
    • Armed Forces America
    • Armed Forces Pacific
  9. Note: The Include Military States checkbox is only shown if the Enable military address checkbox is selected in the General section of the Properties tab in System Admin > Client Properties.
  10. Click Save.