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2677580 - Not able to create new country specific Job Classification - Employee Central

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

  1. Go to Admin Center
  2. Go to Manage Data
  3. Try to Create a new Job Classification for a Specific Country
  4. Save it
  5. 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:

  1. Go to Admin Center
  2. Go to Configure Objects Definition
  3. Select Object Definition
  4. Select Job Classification of the country that you are getting the error
  5. Take Action
  6. Change the visibility of the externalcode field for "Editable"
  7. Save it.

Keywords

Employee Central, Job Classification, externalcode, association, required field , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-MDF , MDF & EC2MDF Migration , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions