2294037 - Enlarge maxlength for timezone attribute in User Object "Query metadata "

An Error message is display while querying an Metadata.

The image/example below came from a demo instance, any resemblance to a live customer data is purely coincidental. 

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

 Important:

1. Enlarge maxlength for timezone attribute in User Object
2. By Default maxlength is 16  but could be enlarged to 64 "Can Not exceed 64"  

Example:

1. Using apache olingo library
2. When calling : https://api12preview.sapsf.eu/odata/v2/$metadata 

It gives following Error Message:

org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm.EdmSimpleTypeException: The metadata constraints '[Nullable=true, MaxLength=16]' do not match the literal 'America/Montevideo'.

Result

• describeSFObjectsResponse_user.xml
• The response contains a maxlength of 16 chars. 

<Property Name="timeZone" Type="Edm.String" Nullable="true" sf:Required="true" sap:required="true" sf:Insertable="true" sap:creatable="true" sf:Updatable="true" sap:updatable="true" sf:Upsertable="true" sap:upsertable="true" sf:Selectable="true" sap:visible="true" sf:Sortable="false" sap:sortable="false" sf:Filterable="false" sap:filterable="false" MaxLength="16" sap:field-control="userPermissionsNav/timeZone" sap:label="Time Zone" />

 Step 1:  Succession Data Model or SDM  Configuration Change : 3066117 - How to export Data Models?

1. Download Succession Data Model 
2. Change max-length to 64
3. Import SDM

Before:

  </standard-element>

  <standard-element id="timeZone" max-length="16" required="true" matrix-filter="false">

    <label>Time Zone </label>

  </standard-element>

 Modify:

  </standard-element>

  <standard-element id="timeZone" max-length="64" required="true" matrix-filter="false">

    <label>Time Zone </label>

  </standard-element>

Step 2: Refresh: Odata API Metadata Refresh : 2589774 - MDF Object Definition to DB Sync or Refresh Metadata Cache

1. Go to your Instance then Admin Center
2. Tool and Type: Odata API Metadata Refresh An Export
3. Click on: Refresh 

Step 3:Test

Query Metadata

Example: When calling : https://api12preview.sapsf.eu/odata/v2/$metadata

• 3066117 - How to export Data Models?
• 2589774 - MDF Object Definition to DB Sync or Refresh Metadata Cache
• 2080587 - How to Sync Correct Timezone to Public Profile in Employee Central

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