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2897989 - View only field not save data set by onChange rule - Employee Central

Symptom

For non-effective elements, if the field Visibility is View and an onChange rule update this field value, the UI data is updated, however after saving the record the data is not stored.
Missing data set by onChange rule

Example: The emailInfo element has a custom-string1 field which is Visibility is View. There is a onChange rule in the email-address field to populated the custom-string1. When changed the email-address the custom-string1 field UI is updated. However, after saving the record the custom-string1 data is missing.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Resolution

This is currently a system expected behavior. 

There is an internal enhancement created for ECT-126269, however there is no date to be release yet.

Keywords

rule, visibility, view, onChange, UI, missing, save , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-PER-EML , Email Info - Config, Rules, RBP, UI , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions