Symptom
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Incorrect date being displayed when inserting a record with date format ddmmyyyy - Español (Mexico) or es_MX
Environment
SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
1. Change your language to es_Mx via clicking Options > Change Language > Select Español (Mexico) > Switch.
2. Go to any Employeee > Insert a new record in the personal information portlet with effective date 19102019 (October 19, 2019).
3. As you hit enter you will notice that the date will automatically become "20 de oct de 2019"
Cause
This is an expected behavior, for language es_Mx the following format are supported.
Data Type | Style | Output Format | Example |
date | numeric | yyyyMMdd | 20030613 |
short | dd/MM/yy | 13/06/2003 | |
long | d 'de' MMMM 'de' yyyy | 13 de junio de 2003 |
See Also
Keywords
ECT-125386, DateFormat, es_MX , KBA , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Problem