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2262179 - How To Enable Position Under resolver type for Dynamic Role in Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structure

Symptom

How To Enable  Position Under resolver type for  Dynamic Role in Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structure

By creating or editing Dynamic Role FO page, “Position” under resolver type filed will be shown up only when generic object and position management related features have been enabled for given company

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Foundation Object

Resolution

  1. Download Corporate Data Model “EC-corporate-datamodel.xml” View: 3066117 - How to export Data Models?
  2. Scroll down to <hris-element id="dynamicRole">
  3. Add line of code below after “hris-field  id="description"
  4. Save and Import

 Code: View: Creating a Dynamic Group  and Creating a Dynamic Role

<hris-field max-length="128" id="baseObjectType" visibility="both">     

<label>Base Object</label>

</hris-field> 

Steps 2:

  1. Go to admin tool -> Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structure
  2. Select Dynamic Role
  3. Select Base Object

1_2_Dynamic_Role.png

 

Steps: 3

  1. Move right to Resolver Type and Select Position
  2. Select Person(User's System ID).
  3. Save

U3_4_Dynamic_Role.png

Pre-requisite configuration in Provisioning:

Below features need to be opted in provisioning, to see “Position” under resolver type field:

  • Enable Position Management — requires “Employee Central V2 (i.e., Event Reason Derivation)”, “Enable Generic Objects”, “Effective Dated Data Platform” and “Enable the Attachment Manager”
  • Employee Central V2 (i.e., Event Reason Derivation) [Not Ready for Sales/Production] — requires “Effective Dated Data Platform”
  • Enable Generic Objects — requires “Enable the Attachment Manager”
  • Enable the Attachment Manager

 FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?

A) Guide: Employee Central Workflows: Implementation and Administration  // Chapter: Creating a Dynamic Group  and Creating a Dynamic Role

Q) Which Foundation Object and Generic Object fields is supported?

A) Guide: Data Model Field Information for Employee Central  - Chapter-Dynamic Role Assignment

Q) Cannot view Dynamic Role Assignment Standard field after configuration inCorporate Data Model?

A) Run MDF Object Definition to DB Sync or Refresh Metadata Cache: 2589774 - MDF Object Definition to DB Sync or Refresh Metadata Cache

Q) Where can I get EC Master data model?

A) View 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors

See Also

  • 2541730 - How to add a field to Dynamic Role Assignment when setting up a Dynamic Role
  • 2753871 - How to Add Custom Field to a Foundation Object
  • 2838785 - Dynamic Role assignment behavior for Custom Foundation Object.
  • 3066117 - How to export Data Models?
  • 2589774 - MDF Object Definition to DB Sync or Refresh Metadata Cache
  • 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors

Keywords

Dynamic Role, Base Object, Resolver Type, ECT-33670, Position, foundation object , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1511