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2508266 - Field names are not sorted while designing reports in Chinese locales - Live Data datasource

Symptom

  • After switching the instance language to Chinese, columns are not sorted alphabetically while designing reports.
  • Why are columns not sorted alphabetically in Live Data domains in ORD when a Chinese locale is selected?

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
    • Online Report Designer
    • Report Centre: Report - Canvas

Reproducing the Issue

A. Set the logged in user's locale to English-US or English-UK

  1. Create an ORD / Canvas Report
  2. Add a List Report Component
  3. Choose Detailed Report > Live Data data as the data source
  4. Expand Any subdomain schema and a Table. For example: Employee Profile > Employee Information
  5. The fields are sorted alphabetically 

Sorting 1.png


B. Change the logged in user's locale to a Chinese one:

Repeat Steps 1-4 mentioned in Section A.
The Fields are not sorted alphabetically

Sorting 2 - Chinese.png

Resolution

This is an expected behavior.

If you feel this behaviour must be changed, we request you to submit an enhancement request for the same.
2090228 - How to submit enhancement requests for SAP SuccessFactors products
This will allow other customers to vote up and thereby express their interest on the same.
Our Product management teams review enhancement requests regularly and implement them if and when feasible.

Keywords

Online, Report, Designer, alphabetical, sort, not, Sorting, Column, Live, Data, Chinese, locale, non-english, non, English , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ORD , Online Report Designer , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite all versions