2906479 - error "convertAssignmentIdExternal failing with java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.String" - OData API

OData API Call to convertAssignmentIdExternal failing with error "java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.String".

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

• OData API

In this example we will be using Postman to do API call.

Testing 1:Request payload:

https://apisalesdemo4.successfactors.com/odata/v2/convertAssignmentIdExternal?oldAssignmentIdExternal=britney&newAssignmentIdExternal=test1234

• Response Payload: 

{
"d": {
"convertAssignmentIdExternal": "test123"
}
}

Testing 2:Request payload:

https://apisalesdemo4.successfactors.com/odata/v2/convertAssignmentIdExternal?oldAssignmentIdExternal=jonsnow&newAssignmentIdExternal=1234&$format=json

• Response payload:

"error": {
"code": "ServerErrorException",
"message": {
"lang": "en-US",
"value": "java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.String"

The values for AssignmentIdExternal could not be pure numeric values or values that start with numbers in the API request query, but with single quote will always work.

If the value starts with numeric, use single quote in the API URL.

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