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2829451 - Forward propagation is not happening in Custom MDF Object

Symptom

  • Customer inserts a new record in a custom MDF object on a certain effective date but the values added/ updated do not forward propagate to future records within the same custom MDF object
  • Is forward propagation supported in custom MDF object?

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Metadata Framework (MDF)

Reproducing the Issue

Step 1: Create a record for custom MDF Object with a certain effective date (i.e Effective date 08/15/2019)

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Step 2: Insert a new record with effective date 10/01/2019 and change any value within the object (i.e. The updated value is only for externalName from Test1 to Test2)

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Step 3: Insert a new record in between of Step 1 and Step 2 with effective date of 09/01/2019. This time try to edit/update and field value (i.e edit to add value to field Dalida from blank to Test)

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Step 4: Go back to 10/01/2019 record to validate if the value for field Dalida forward propagated from the record created with effective date of 09/01/2019.

Validation Result: Field value for Dalida did not forward propagate.

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Resolution

This is working as designed. The forward propagation of data is not supported for custom MDF Objects, this is only supported on pre-delivered Objects in which ForwardPropagation processor is attached.

Keywords

Forward propagation, forward propagation in MDF object, forward propagation in custom MDF object , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF , Metadata Framework , LOD-SF-MDF-MGD , Manage Data - Create, Update & Delete , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions