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2832450 - UPSERT null value on date-type field returns error - SuccessFactors API

Symptom

You perform an UPSERT call providing a null value to a date-type field and the errors below are received in return:

Error: Invalid value for field '<date-type_field>' - FAILED_PARSE_DATE_STRING: The date string is null or empty.:

or

The given value null for property startDate is invalid. Valid values are:[]. Please check the property in Admin Center &gt; OData API Data Dictionary. with the index 0


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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
    • SFAPI
    • OData

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

Keywords

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