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2846011 - What does the field nominationType refer to in a Succession oData query?

Symptom

When running a query on a Succession oData entity you may see a field called nominationType which has a value between 1 and 6, what do these values mean?

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Succession and Development

Reproducing the Issue

Run a query on either the NominationTarget or TalentPool Succession oData entities.

Cause

The nominationType values correspond to the following types of nominations in the system.

 1 = Position

 2 = Role

 3 = Role-Person

 4 = Talent Pool (Legacy)

 5 = EC Position

 6 = Talent Pool (MDF)

Resolution

NominationType is a technical field which is used internally within system.

Keywords

Succession, oData, Integration, Center, API, Reference, Guide, Dictionary, MDF, Nomination, successorNav, nominationId, nominationType, nomineeHistory, incumbent , KBA , LOD-SF-SCM-INT , PM, GM, RCM, EC, TIH, etc. , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development all versions