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2711575 - Picklist Validation in Manage Business Configuration

Symptom

  •  Warning message will prompt validation when Picklist has been configured for date, boolean and double fields.

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  • Picklist has been removed in date, boolean and double fields after saving the changes in Manage Business Configuration.

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Environment

SAP Successfactors Employee Central 1808

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to Admin Center
  2. Click on Company Settings > Manage Business Configuration
  3. Pick HRIS Element e.g jobInfo
  4. Add custom double field
  5. Add Label
  6. Click on Details
  7. Click on the drop-down Type of Reference Object then select Picklist.
  8. Click on the drop-down Picklist then select the picklist value.
  9. Click on Done then Save

Cause

Picklist has been configured to the data type that is not supported such as date, boolean and double.

Resolution

  • Picklist is not supported to be configured on the data type such as date, boolean and double fields.
  • As of 1808, a validation has been created for the users to avoid configuring the Picklist on the fields where it is not supported. Warning Message will prompt on the screen that will inform that the value for Type of Reference Object and Picklist will be reset because it is not supported for the configured data type.

See Also

2674164

Keywords

ECT-96693, ECT-101609, ECT-69961, ECT-106729 Picklist, picklist validation, BCUI, Manage Business Configuration validation , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 1808