2652624 - IFLD, VFLD, FFLD and DFLD- What do they mean?

This article briefly differentiates the fields of different data types, that can be used in SuccessFactors data models.

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• IFLD - Field will contain integer values.
• VFLD - Field will contain alphanumeric text values.
• FFLD - Field will contain decimal or boolean values.
• DFLD - Field will contain dates values.

Note: The number of fields that are supported, depends on the type of element.
Please refer the corresponding Admin Guide from the help portal (http://help.sap.com) to know more about these fields the limit that applies to the element/portlet you are interested in.

Example:

Limits applicable to Background Elements:

For latest field and limitations see Guide: SAP SuccessFactors Platform > SAP SuccessFactors Data Model Reference GuideSuccession Data Model (SDM) > Background Elements in the Succession Data Model > Background Element Definition > Background Element - Data Field Definition

• IFLD - Can have up to 8 such fields (IFLD1 - IFLD8)
• VFLD - Can have up to 20 such fields (VFLD1 - VFLD20)
• FFLD - Can have up to 8 such fields (FFLD1 - VFLD8)
• DFLD - Can have up to 4 such fields (DFLD1 - DFLD4)

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