Symptom
An Error occurred while trying to access the 'Add New Employee' wizard
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Environment
- Employee Central
- Add New Employee
- Foundation Objects
Reproducing the Issue
- In Admin Center, search for 'Add New Employee
- Error: Invalid COnfiguration: nullis not configured
Cause
This error occurs when the Corporate Data Model is blank, or has not yet been imported into the instance.
Resolution
Step 1: Import corporate data
Importing the Corporate Data Model is a required step in the implementation of Employee Central and the full functionality will not be available without it.
Please refer Employee Central implementation guide Here
Step 2: Import MDF Cache
- 2589774 - MDF Object Definition to DB Sync
- 2171588 - SuccessFactors: OData API Metadata Refresh and Export
Via UI
- Admin tool
- OData API Metadata Refresh and Export
- Refresh
You can download the default Corporate Data Model from the Help Portal, make necessary changes and import the Corporate Data Model in 'Provisioning' > Import/Export Corporate Data Model
FAQ - Additional Information
Q)Where can I export Employee Central Master Data Model?
A)
- Go to SAP Help Portal SUCCESSFACTORS_EMPLOYEE_CENTRAL: Here
- Scroll to:Configuration
- Download: Employee Central Master Data Models: Here
- This zip file contains the Corporate Data Model, country/region-specific Data Model, Succession Data Model, and the country/region-specific Succession Data Model
Q) How to Grant a permission to Import/Export Corporate Data Model?
A) Before B2005 Release: Import or export of Corporate Data Model or country/region-specific Corporate Data Model was supported only in Provisioning.
After B2005 Release: Import or export of Corporate Data Model or country/region-specific Corporate Data Model is supported from Admin Center in the UI. Permission settings to be maintained under Administrator Permissions-->Manager Foundation Objects–>Import/Export Corporate Data Model & Import/Export country/region-specific XML for Corporate Data Model.
RBP
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See Also
2871916 - Errors in instance with various tools and portlets
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