2211667 - FO_JOBCODE SFAPI entity not pulling the numeric value present in the custom_stringXX

Entity : FO_JobCode

Entity Type : SFAPI

The response returned by the FO_JobCode SFAPI entity returns URL instead of value for the custom_string.

Successfactors Bizx Environment

1. Log on to successfactors system

2. Check if the custom_string is selectable in SFAPI data dictionary

3. Fill in the value for the custom_string15 which has field label (Target %): 

3. Now trigger the query "Select custom_string15,externalCode From FO_jobCode", when we check the response we can see that the value for custom_string15 will be:

<sfobject>

   <type>FO</type>

       <custom_string15 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:nil="true"/>

       <externalCode>ANALYST-IT</externalCode>

 </sfobject>                

The root cause is Successfactors system has some speicial handing when custom string property is assigned with number values.

If the values for custom_string is exactlly a number, It is always advised to configure as custom_long or custom_double instead of custom_string.

Resolution:

1. Do the backend changes, configure custom_long or custom_double instead of custom_string, and check if the changes are reflected in the SFAPI data dictionary.

2. Fill in the value for the newly added custom_long field.

3. Query the FO_JobCode SFAPI, you will receive the response corectly.

<sfobject>
<type>FO</type>
<custom_long1>10</custom_long1>
<externalCode>ANALYST-IT</externalCode>
</sfobject>
<sfobject>

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