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2267474 - Competency Import Error: name.#: Exceed text size limit [128]

Symptom

When trying to import a Competency file, the file fails with an error:

name.#: Exceed text size limit [128].

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Job Profile Builder

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log in to SuccessFactors
  2. Navigate to Admin Center > Manage Job Profile Content Import/Export
  3. In the Type dropdown, select Competency
  4. Select Browse > select your .csv file
  5. Navigate to Admin Center > Scheduled Job Manager
  6. Locate the failed job and select View Details
  7. Open the file and the error is present

Cause

The name field exceeds the system-defined 128-byte limit

Resolution

The error tells you which language description exceeds the 128-byte count e.g., name.zh_CN. The competency name will need to be reduced to 128 bytes or less before the file can be imported.

NOTE: Some languages have double byte characters e.g., Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Keywords

Error, Competency, Import, JPB, success factors, competencies, names, imports, importing, failure, fails , KBA , LOD-SF-TIH-JPB-ADM , Admin Center, Settings, Permissions , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions