Symptom
When trying to create a new Job Classification for a specific country the following message appears:
externalCode is a required field/association in Object Job Classification *Country*
Sample:
externalCode is a required field/association in Object Job Classification USA
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors - Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Admin Center
- Go to Manage Data
- Try to Create a new Job Classification for a Specific Country
- Save it
- Error Message appears : externalCode is a required field/association in Object Job Classification *Country*
Cause
The External code field visibility of the country specific object should be configured as "Editable".
Resolution
Change the visibility of the externalcode field of the country specific Job Classification:
Sample:
- Go to Admin Center
- Go to Configure Objects Definition
- Select Object Definition
- Select Job Classification of the country that you are getting the error
- Take Action
- Change the visibility of the externalcode field for "Editable"
- Save it.
Keywords
Employee Central, Job Classification, externalcode, association, required field , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-MDF , MDF & EC2MDF Migration , How To