2556522 - MDF portlet displays in Form layout (vertically) and does not display in Flow or Grid layout in PP3.

• Data/Fields are displayed vertically (Form Layout) on the People Profile page.
• Fields in custom MDF portlet do not display horizontally (Flow or Grid layout) in People Profile.
• Portlet does not display in Flow or Grid layout in PP3 in Edit Mode.
• View is not respecting the layout set in the UI via Manage Configuration UI page.
• Data appears in Form layout in PP3.

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
• Metadata framework (MDF)

Data in the fields do not get displayed horizontally in the PP3 screen.

This is by design in PP3 and is expected behavior and portlet data always appears in Form layout in View mode.

PP3 design principle (Configure People Profile) in View mode doesn't allow the appearance in Flow or Grid layout (horizontal arrangement of fields). It will always be displayed as a label-value pair (i.e. vertically) in View Mode irrespective of what layout is used the UI screen (in Manage Configuration UI page)

Whereas, in Edit mode, Flow and Form layouts are supported. Please have a look at the KBA: 2593930 to understand How to set Flow layout in Edit mode.

• 2553102 - Employee Central - Manage Configuration UI (MDF object UI)
• 2593930 - [MDF] How to set Flow layout for your custom MDF portlet in PP3?

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