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2555628 - Foundation Object Name Is Not Translated

Symptom

  • You have noticed that when you are logging in the system and navigating to Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structures, the Name field is not translated to the system language/Locale.
  • Click on Translation icon beside the field 'Name', the system language translation field is greyed out.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Foundation Object

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log in the system.
  2. Navigate to Manage organization, pay and job structures.
  3. Create a Foundation object(say Location) with Name 'EnglishUKLocation' (Note: Current Language in the system is en_UK).Foundation_Object_1.jpg
  4. Click on 'Translation' icon beside the Name field, and add French translation value(Eg: 'FrenchLocation'). i.e there are two translation values for Name field 'English UK' and 'French'. Foundation_Object_Translation_2.jpgFoundation_Object_Save_3.jpg
  5. Fill other mandatory fields -> Save.
  6. Change the language to French.
  7. Navigate to Manage organization, pay and job structures -> Open the Foundation object created in Step 5. You'll find the below behaviours:
    • The header shows the correct French translation (i.e 'FrenchLocation')
    • The 'Name' field is displayed as EnglishUKLocation (en_uK which is the default language translation) & On clicking the translation icon, the French translation field is disabled because it is the current language in the system.Foundation_Object_LanguageChange_4.jpg

 

    • Where ever this location is being used, the Name correctly translated to French language.
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Cause

This is an expected behavior.

Resolution

  • The Manage organization, pay and job structures screen will always display the default language in the 'Name' field of the object.
  • The system language will be respected on:
    • The header of the Foundation Objects
    • Search of the object whereever it is referenced.
    • Search of the FO in Employee's Profile.

Keywords

Foundation object, FO, Translated, default language, locale, system locale, system language, translation, name, Manage organization, pay and job structures, translation field disabled, INC3093425, INC2377244, INC2348696 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions