SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2662947 - Is it possible to check if a field value for a Custom Field is Unique in a System?

Symptom

You have created a custom field and you need a check that the value entered into that field is unique and does not exist in the system

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create a Custom Field in Job Information Portlet (Eg: A License Key) 
  2. You would like to have a validation in place where the same value of this field is not entered twice (i.e. same License Key value for two users)

Cause

  • This functionality does not currently exist in the product
  • As of now there is no Pre-Delivered Setting or a Rule Function in place that could validate this

Resolution

Please Submit an Enhancement Request with SAP: 2090228

Keywords

SF, EC, Success factors, Employee Central, not the same, isn't duplicated, no duplicates , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite all versions