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2282138 - Compound Employee API Errors "Please make sure that the external code for picklist "xxx" with option ID "xxx" is valid" for a NON-PICKLIST field

Symptom

The below error is returned when we try to query a non-picklist field "region_of_birth" via Compound Employee API.

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You would notice that it is not a picklist but a field of datatype "string".

You can confirm that from the SFAPI Data Dictionary under the entity - CompoundEmployee API (screenshot below):

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Also from the data model:

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Below screenshot is from the UI:

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Environment

Successfactors HCM

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1511

Keywords

KBA , LOD-SF-INT , Integrations , LOD-SF-INT-API , API & Adhoc API Framework , Problem

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