2765781 - Creating a User field on a Foundation Object

• How to configure a custom-field on a Foundation Object to store the value of the Type "user".
• For example, if an employee, who is responsible to administer a Location, needs to be maintained on the Object.

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• SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core - All Versions
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - All Versions

1. Export the Corporate Data Model and Navigate to the Custom-Field section on the Object. (Ex: Location)
2. Configure a custom-string field, set it to the type "worker" as below:

<hris-field max-length="256" id="custom-string1" visibility="both" type="worker">

3. Import the Data Model after making these changes and then go to the Location Object.
4. The Field Appears on the Foundation Object which takes a user as an input value.

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