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alias: user-guide-edit-employee
description: "This documentation outlines the process for modifying employee data within a system"
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# Edit Employee

:lock: Employee.**Edit**

## Overview

This operation is used to Edit a **Employee**.  

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the operation.

## Preconditions

* The **Employee** exists in the system and is active.
* If an **Area** is defined, the Day Start Time and Starts At Previous Day of the **Calendar** of that **Area** must be the same as the one defined for the **Employee Calendar**.
* If the User is already assigned to a Team or a Workgroup, the **Employee Calendar** cannot be changed.

## Sequence of Steps

The Edit Employee wizard can be called from the **Employee** page within the Business Data Group.

### Step 1: General Data

All non-system properties can be changed in this wizard.

The Name of the **Employee** cannot be altered.

![edit_employee](images/edit_employee.png)