SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2905920 - Is it Possible to Set the Default Value of the Start and Due Date Fields in the Goal Plan to default as the Current Date (Today's Date)? - Goal Management

Symptom

Is it possible to set the default value of the Start and Due date fields in the Goal Plan to default as the current date i.e. today's date?

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Goal Management

Resolution

  • No, it is not possible to define a default value that will pull in the current date (today's date) when adding a new goal on the goal plan.
  • You may define a default date in the "start" and "due" field definition as follows:

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  • Or you may leave out the <default-value> attribute entirely.  If no default-value is defined for the start or due fields, then the Start and End date of the Goal Plan (defined in Manage Templates > General Settings) will pull in by default.

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  • The End User may also select "Use today's date" when editing the Start and Due dates in the Add Goal modal window:

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Keywords

GM, goal management, tgm, objective, start, due, date, field, default, default-value, element, attribute, xml, today's date, current date, selection, , KBA , LOD-SF-GM , Goal Management , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals all versions