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title: Install Core Business Suite Foundation
description: 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.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure, Core Business Suite]
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# Install Core Business Suite Foundation

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 **Admin** > **Admin 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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/find-components.md).

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/cbs-default-configs.md).

    If the default configurations aren’t applied, run the script to apply them. For more information, see [Reapply the default configurations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/reset-default-configurations.md).


## What to do next

Install the Core Business Suite applications. For more information, see [Install Core Business Suite applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/install-cbs-apps.md).

-   **[Core Business Suite Foundation default configurations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/cbs-default-configs.md)**  
Details of the default configurations for Core Business Suite Foundation.

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