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2438947 - Position Object Associations are not Validated on Position Imports

Symptom

Position Object Associations are not validated when importing positions.
Associations for example Department to Business Unit are not validated on import, allowing for incorrectly associated objects to be imported.

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Environment

  • SAP Successfactors Employee Central
  • Position Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Import and Export Data
  2. Select Position
  3. Select your import file that contains invalid associations
  4. Click on Validate
  5. Go to Monitor Job and see the result

Cause

Object Configuration for Position is not setup

Resolution

  1. Go to Manage Data > Create New > Object Configuration
  2. Select Position as the Object Type
  3. Set Validate Field Criteria to Yes
  4. Save

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Please Note:

The Field Criteria for Generic Objects and Picklists are validated only. 
Foundation object field criteria is not validated.

Keywords

Position Import, Association, Validation, MDF, generic object,  ECT-58437, XAF-9624 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS , Position Management , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions