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2590926 - How to Configure Custom Help Text

Symptom

You wish to configure custom help text to provide further information on a field see below example:

 

help text info.png

 

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Environment

  • Employee Central - Position Management
  • Employee Central - Metadata Framework

Resolution

In this example we will use the position object, however this is available for all objects.

To create this you will need to follow the below steps:

1. Navigate to Configure Object Definitions -> Position

2. Scroll down to any field and select details

details.png

3. Naviagate to the Help Text field.

help text det.png

 

4. Maintain the information here, when you have entered the information select done and save.

help textmai.png

5. Navigate to Manage Postions and notice the Custom Help icon with the information you have added.

help text info.png

 

Keywords

Custom help text, Position, Configure object definition, Details, Maintain, add, How-to, Field , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS , Position Management , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions