SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2565499 - Are Custom Fields Supported In Name Format?

Symptom

Are custom fields supported in Name Format?

Environment

Successfactors - Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Add a custom string in the Personal Information portel via Manage Business Configuration
  2. Give the RBP permission to the field
  3. Navigate to Manage data -> Name Format
  4. Custom Field is not appearing in the Name elements dropdown.

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Resolution

Currently custom fields are not supported in Name format.

Keywords

Name format Custom field Name elements , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-PER , Person Data (All Person Data Types) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions