Symptom
It is not possible to add a new Event Reason to a Country MDF object even if the icon (+) is available to enter the new value. The system does not trigger any error message; you just cannot perform the action.
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Environment
Employee Central - Country-Specific for Event Reasons
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Admin Center
- Select "Employee Files" and select "Manage Data"
- Under the first dropdown select "Country" and then select the country where you want to add the new Event Reason
- Click Take Action
- Select Make Correction
- You will not able to select a different Event Reason
Cause
The Multiplicity column under Country object was selected ad "One to One". This will allow to select only one Event Reason per Country.
Resolution
- Go to Admin Center
- Search for "Configure Object Definitios"
- In the first dropdown select "Object Definition" and in the second one "country"
- Scroll down in the page until find the "Associations" section
- Under Multiplicity column select "One to Many"
See Also
- 2522246 - How to use Browser Developer Tools to troubleshoot Association Configuration issues (missing field-criteria)
- 2285359 - Adding an Association from Custom Foundation Object to MDF Foundation Object (GO to GO)
- 2285593 - Adding an Association from Custom Foundation Object to a Legacy Foundation Object (GO to FO) - Employee Central
- 2787298 - Custom Object Association and Field Criteria to Legal Entity is not Working
- 2511175 - Can Company/Legal Entity be a Child in an Association
- 2315601 - Employee Central - General Issues
- 2315265 - Employee Central - Foundation Objects
- 2287729 - Object Association Field Criteria FAQ and Troubleshooting - Employee Central
- 3502563 - Association error when trying to save a Job information record
- Associations
- Working with Associations, Field Criteria and Value Help
- Adding Field Criteria to a HRIS Element
- Configuring Associations
Keywords
Employee Central, Event Reason, Country, Add Event Reason, Association, multiplicity, one to many, one to one, legal entity, save , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-OAS , Object Associations and Field Criteria , Problem
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