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2892425 - ODATA API: EmpJob Upsert fails with - XXXXXX is an invalid external code for Cost Center

Symptom

You are creating / updating Employee Central job information of an employee using ODATA API upsert operation.

When upserting to the EmpJob entity, the creation / update fails with either or both of the below error messages:

  • XXXXXX is an invalid external code for Cost Center
  • XXXXXX is an invalid external code for Position

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Environment

  • SuccessFactors BizX 
  • EC ODATA API

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

Keywords

Invalid, externalCode, costCenter, Cost Center, Positoon, job information, EmpJob, upsert, startDate, effective as of, data issue, validation , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-EC , Employee Central SFAPI & OData Entities , LOD-SF-INT , Integrations , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , Problem

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