Symptom
Regardless of the locale (language) selected by the user, Position Title, Department, Division and Location data are shown in English on Employee Profile header
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Profile
Reproducing the Issue
- Navigate to 'Settings'.
- Select 'Change Language'.
- Switch system language from English to any other language(Ex: Spanish).
- Go to Employee Profile.
- Observe that the values displayed for Position Title, Division, Department and Location are still displayed in English.
Cause
- Certain standard fields, such as Department, Division, and Location, do not support translations into different languages.
- As a result, these fields always display in the default language of the system, which is typically English.
Resolution
- Regardless of the locale (language) selected by the user, currently Position Title, Department, Division and Location data are shown in English.
- There is already an enhancement request created for: 205975. Please vote to have this functionality considered within future development cycles.
- For detailed steps on how to raise an enhancement request or vote please follow the KBA 2090228 on "How to submit an enhancement request".
Keywords
Position, Title, Department, Division, Location, Translation, Header, Language, Profile, People Profile, Header Data, Translate , KBA , LOD-SF-EP-HED , People Profile Header Ribbon , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions