2699333 - onChange UI Rule - Employee Central

The requirement is to hide fields using an onChange UI rule on the field level.

Scenario (applies to all MDF objects; Position object used as example):

• The Position object has Field X, which triggers an onChange rule that populates Field Y (within the same object).
• In Manage Configuration UI, Field Y has an onChange UI rule configured to hide Field Z.
• While Field Y is populated correctly, Field Z is not being hidden as expected.

• SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

1. Navigate to Manage Data and select Create New → Position.
2. Populate Field X.
   1. As a result, Field Y is automatically populated by an onChange UI rule configured on Field X.
3. Observe that although Field Y now contains a value, the onChange UI rule configured on Field Y is not triggered, and Field Z remains visible.

For MDF objects, onChange UI rules are triggered only when a field change event occurs directly in the user interface (UI).

In this scenario, Field Y is populated programmatically by an onChange UI rule on Field X, rather than through a direct user interaction. As a result, no UI change event is triggered for Field Y, and the associated onChange UI rule is not executed.

 

 

• If the onChange UI rule must remain configured on Field X, users need to manually change or reselect the value in Field Y in the UI.
  • This action triggers the onChange UI rule on Field Y, resulting in Field Z being hidden as expected.
• Alternatively, remove the onChange UI rule from Field X.
  • This ensures that Field Y is populated only through direct user interaction in the UI, which will correctly trigger the onChange UI rule to hide Field Z.

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