2860724 - Custom field is not upsertable for ODATA API using EmpEmployment Entity - SuccessFactors HXM Suite

When creating a custom field for EmpEmployment entity and performed an upsert request resulted the following error message:

"Property customString20 is not upsertable. Please check the property setting in Admin Center > OData API Data Dictionary or the entity metadata"

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
• OData API

1. Go Manage Business Configuration

2. Under Employee central, select employmentInfo

3. Create a new custom field by selecting a custom string in the drop down and choose custom-string20

4. Provide a label of your custom-string20

5. Select Details

6.Change the Visibility option to Edit

7. Save configuration

8. Refresh ODATA Metadata > Follow KBA 2171588 - OData API Metadata Refresh and Export

9. Perform Upsert Request

The created custom field value for sap: upsertable is set to false, even if the visibility functionality is set to Edit.

The reason behind this behavior is explained in this KBA 2467879 - To add custom field in termination portlet

In which there is a certain range of custom string allowable for employment info list.

In the given KBA, below are the range for custom string allowable for Employment Info list:

CUSTOM STRING

custom-string1–15
customstring21–80

Create a custom string between the following range for Employment Info list as described  in KBA 2467879 - To add custom field in termination portlet

CUSTOM STRING

custom-string1–15
customstring21–80

From Manage Business Configuration:

ODATA API data Dictionary:

sap:upsertable = true

Please, note that this solution is applicable for custom fields only. Standard fields may not have the upsertable attribute changed.

Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML), ODATA API Upsert, Custom string, EmpEmployment Entity, KBA, Property is not upsertable, Employment Info list range
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