2711249 - Custom MDF field cannot be set as inactive under Configure Object Definition

When you try to change the status to inactive of a custom MDF object you get the message: "Object field/association cannot be marked as Inactive"

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• SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
• Metadata Framework

1. Go to Configure Object Definitions;
2. Select Object Definition;
3. Search for your custom MDF object;
4. Click on Take Action -> Make Correction;
5. Find the field you want to make "inactive";
6. Click on details;
7. Change the status field to be Inactive;
8. Click Done and Save;
9. "Object field/association cannot be marked as Inactive" message appears.

Custom fields cannot not be marked as inactive.

If the field is no longer required on your object, you may follow one of the two alternatives below:

1 - Remove the affected field or

or

2 - Set the custom object to: 

• Required: No
• Visibility: Not Visible

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