2256984 - Unable to Save new UI in Manage Configure UI - meta is a required field/association in Object ConfigUIMeta

• Unable to Save new UI in Manage Configure UI;
• Receiving error - meta is a required field/association in Object ConfigUIMeta when try saving a new UI;

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite;
• Metadata Framework (MDF);

1. Go into Admin Center > Search for Manage Configuration UI;
2. Create a new UI and click on Save > Error below is being shown:

This issue occurs if the standard field named meta has been set as Required (Mandatory) field on the pre-delivered MDF Object ConfigUIMeta.

The standard field meta in the ConfigUIMeta MDF object needs to be set as non-mandatory field. Customers who are facing this issue while configuring the UI, need to manually edit the object definition to set this field as a non-mandatory field. Follow the steps below to edit the object definition.

1. Go to Admin Center and navigate to Configure Object Definitions page
2. Search for the object definition ConfigUIMeta and click on Make Correction
3. Search for the field meta and click on Details
4. Set the Required option as No and Save the changes made on the object definition

MDF: Metadata Framework, issue to save IU , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-OBJ , Object Definition & Field Related Issues , LOD-SF-MDF-UI , UI Config, Layout & Rules , Problem