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2727344 - No templates on generate document - Employee Central

Symptom

Template dropdown is empty and no templates are available to generate document.

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to admin tools
  2. Document Generation - Generate document
  3. Click on template dropdown
  4. "There were no results" appears

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Cause

1. There is no template mapping values [ Target Field / Rule ] defined in the template;

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2. Wrong template category;

3. Missing permission.

Resolution

1. Define mapping template correctly and the template will start showing in generate document page. Refer to template mapping steps here

2. Category of the document template should be set as document generation. Custom categories aren't supported.

3. Go to Manage Data, search Document Generation Template

  • if secured: No, check if Permission: Access to non-secured objects under Metadata Framework is provided for the user;

  • if secured: Yes, check if Permission: Document Generation Template under Miscellaneous Permissions is provided for the user.

See Also

Implementing Document Generation

Keywords

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Product

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