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2585791 - An Expected Object is not Listed in Object Definition Drop-down

Symptom

An Object that is normally listed in configure object definition drop-down is not visible anymoren this scenario Employee Time is not listed in Object Definition Drop-down.

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Environment

Employee Central - Object Definition

Reproducing the Issue

Go to Object Defintion

Search for Employee Time

Nothing is retrieved

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Similarly, your expected object is not listed. in this example Employee Time

Cause

The Object may have been renamed accidentally or otherwise.

Resolution

Option 1:

Search the missing object with no space: for example "employeetime"

if still not able to retrieve the missing object, please attempt the second option

 

Option 2:

Go to Object definition

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At the very end of the URL add the following : "&t=GOObjectDefinition&i=EmployeeTime" (Replace Employee time with your object name)

 

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This will force the system to retrieve the lost object.

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The object is now listed again.

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Similarly, instead of Employee Time add the name of your Object.

you should get the same result.

Keywords

Missing Object, Object Definition, Employee Time, Dropdown, , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM , Time Off , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1611 ; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1702 ; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1705 ; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1708 ; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1711 ; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1802 ; SAP SuccessFactors Learning 1711