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2689530 - "pay-grade" Foundation Object is Showing as String Field Under Compensation Portlet

Symptom

"pay-grade" Foundation Object is Showing as String Field under Compensation Portlet.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: Compensation Information

Reproducing the Issue

1. You have configured FO "pay-grade" properly under Manage Organization, Pay and Job Structures and under BCUI as well.

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 2. If you check under Job Information, you can see the dropdowns, hence you can choose the options.

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 3.However under Compensation Portlet, it is a string field which you are not able to choose any dropdowns.

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Cause

"pay-grade" is not supported to be added under compinfo, for details, please refer to  SDM -Data model- Guide: Data Model Field Information for Employee Central - Chapter:Compensation Information

Resolution

Please do not configure  "pay-grade" under Compensation Information (hris-element-id: compInfo) .

Option:  Implement custom field solution: Replace the deprecated pay-grade field with a compensation custom field to ensure long-term stability 

FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?

A) SDM -Data model- Guide: Data Model Field Information for Employee Central -

        Chapter:Compensation Information

     For  CSF  -Data model- Guide :Country/Region-Specifics for Employee Central -

Q) Where can I get EC Master Data model?
A) View 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors 

Q)  can I get pay-grade job information ( Job Information (hris-element-id: jobInfo) )?

A) : Yes :  You can use Pay Grade  - STRING  under  ( Job Information (hris-element-id: jobInfo) )

  • This field is used to define an employee's pay grade, which is a framework or level within the company's salary structure.
  • If you have defined pay grade foundation objects, this field contains the external code of those pay grades.

See Also

3534872 - Pay Grade and other fields are not available in Compensation after 2H 2024 Release - Employee Central

Keywords

pay grade, compInfo, jobInfo, foundation object , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-CMP-UI , History or MSS UI , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-UI , History UI & MSS UI , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , Problem

Product

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