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2459792 - Error message occurred while searching for an User in "jdmngGOObjectDefinition of an object loaded from local variable 'this'"

Symptom

  • Error message occurred while searching for a User in "People Search" toolbar.
  • Unable to search for a User.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to Admin Center
  2. Search for any User
  3. Receive Application Error: errorId=685b3bd5-b352-4e39-ab4b-d26f69943ba0, timestamp=2017-04-18T00:44:58.009+1000

Actual SPLUNK error:

While trying to invoke the method com.successfactors.genericobject.bean.model.impl.GOObjectDefinition.isRBPSecured() of a null object loaded from field com.successfactors.jdmng.permission.JDMNGPermissionHandler.jdmngGOObjectDefinition of an object loaded from local variable 'this'

Cause

  1. Navigate to Admin Tools > Object Definition
  2. The system is unable to find the object definitions for 'Job Profile (JobProfile)' and 'Competency (CompetencyEntity)'

Resolution

  1. In provisioning > Navigate to 'Company Settings'
  2. Disable and then Re-Enable the 'JDM v2.0/Skills Management' feature

     If you do not have provisioning access, please contact support or your Provisioning partner to complete the first two steps.

  1. Log into Company Instance > Navigate to Admin Tools > Configure Object Definitions > Select 'Object Definition'

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  1. Select 'Job Profile' > Result: It loads Successfully

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  1. Select 'Competency' > Result: It loads Successfully

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  1. Navigate to Admin Center
  2. Perform a search for any active user in the system
  3. Result: Your search is now successful

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Keywords

ECT-72258, Object Definition, JobProfile, CompetencyEntity, JDMNGPermissionHandler.jdmngGOObjectDefinition, while trying to invoke the method com.successfactors.genericobject.bean.model.impl.GOObjectDefinition.isRBPSecured() of a null object loaded from field com.successfactors.jdmng.permission.JDMNGPermissionHandler.jdmngGOObjectDefinition of an object loaded from local variable 'this' , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , LOD-SF-EP , People Profile , LOD-SF-TIH-JPB , Job Profile Builder , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1702 ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core 1702