Symptom
How Copy position determine start date when using the Copy Position functionality in the Position Org Chart?
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Environment
Successfactors Employee central : Position Managment
Resolution
Copy position copy all field from position to new position except start date. start date is determined based on date selected on the Position org chart. System do not copy start date from earlier position.
If you want to copy position from specific date please change date as shown in below screenshot.

Keywords
Copy Position
Change Copy Position Start date
Position Start date , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS , Position Management , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Problem
Product
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