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2620671 - "Please select valid template" Report Validation Error - Canvas reports

Symptom

  • The ORD Live Data report is displaying a 'Role-based permissions prevent viewing of this component' message.  Upon validating the report, the following error is shown: "Please select a valid template.  The following templates that were selected in the dataset pill might have been removed, and are no longer valid."
  • An active Performance Template is selected in a new report of ORD Detailed Reporting and after saving the query the error message "Please select a valid template.  The following templates that were selected in the dataset pill might have been removed, and are no longer valid." is displayed
  • Running a Canvas report in detailed reporting for a specific Performance form is showing blank results

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
  • Report Canvas

Cause

The form template no longer exists in Admin Center > Manage Templates or has been renamed.

Resolution

  • Update the Live Data query to select the new dataset or from template name from Manage Configuration
  • Check if there is a blank space at the end of the template name:
  1. Go to Admin Center
  2. Manage Templates
  3. Edit the template
  4. Check if there is a blank space at the end of the template name
  5. If so, remove the blank space and save
  6. Check now in Canvas if the report will work for this specific form

Keywords

form template invalid, ORD role-based permission error, performance management in ORD, query error live data select a valid template selected in the dataset pill might have been removed and are no longer valid detailed reporting blank result , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ORD , Online Report Designer , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions