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2151132 - How to Remove Cost Center Association in EC

Symptom

Error when trying to remove the location association from the Cost Center MDF:

Cannot create the field criteria GOFieldCritieria{sourceFieldName=’start-date’, destinationFieldValue=’parent.effectiveStartDate’, defaultDestinationValue=’null’} for field externalCode in objectDefinition FOWLocation

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Configure Object Definition
  2. Choose Object Definition on the first dropdown
  3. Search for Cost center in the second dropdown
  4. Under Association section, you will be able to find an association for cost center (i.e. Location Wrapper.)

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  1.  Delete the association using the "trash can" icon on the right.

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  1. Note there are no associations maintained in the object.

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  1. Save the object and receive a system error message similiar to the image below.

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Cause

There is another association that needs to be removed.

Resolution

    1. Go to Configure Object Definition
    2. Choose Object Definition on the first dropdown
    3. Search for Cost center in the second dropdown
    4. Under Association section, you will be able to find an association for cost center (i.e. Location Wrapper.)

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    1. Under Association section, you will be able to find then association for cost center Ex: location.
    2. Now you need to find the association object
    3. Go to Configure Object definition - > choose as Object definition -> search for Location Wrapper

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    1. On selecting externalcode field -> Details.

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    1. Delete the data present in field criteria and save changes.
    2. Go to Configure Object Definition -> choose as Object definition -> search for Cost center

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    1. Delete the association and save changes.

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    Keywords

    foundation object, FO, success factors, error, Location, SF, metadata framwork, meta data , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

    Product

    SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions