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2885432 - Some MDF fields are not available in Story reports

Symptom

Fields from Foundation objects are not available for selection in Advance Reporting or Story reports.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

    Reproducing the Issue

    1. Log in into instance from any of the Browsers
    2. Click Reporting
    3. Create Story report
    4. Select an object for Reporting and search for a field 
    5. Field will not be available for Reporting

    Cause

    Field is set as "Not Visible" in the Object Definitions.

    Resolution

    1. Open Configure Object Definition
    2. Search for the object that need to be reported
    3. Click details for the field that is not available for reporting
    4. Can see that Visibility is set as "Not Visible"
    5. Change it to Editable/Read Only

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    Keywords

    Fields, Advanced, Reporting, Visibility, Not, Visible, MDF, Editable, Object, Configure, Change, Story, Report, Story reports, missing column. , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-SAC-DAM , Data Modelling - Module & Entity Data Issues , LOD-SF-ANA-ADV , Advanced Reporting (ODS) , Problem

    Product

    SAP SuccessFactors platform 2011