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2922435 - Parent picklist error when creating new picklist values in Picklist Center

Symptom

When creating new picklist values in Picklist Center, below error is received:

"Parent Picklist Value is a required field/association in Object Picklist Value."

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Picklist Center
  2. Select any picklist
  3. Add a new value/entry for this picklist 
  4. Click "Create" > error appears:

Cause

In Object Definition > Picklist Value > ParentPicklistValue field > details > required field is "YES"

Resolution

Mark the parentPicklistValue field in the Picklist Value object definition as "NO" or Not Required following the steps below:

  1. Go to Admin Center > Configure Object Definitions
  2. Search for Object Definition > Picklist Value
  3. For field parentPicklistValue, click "Details" and set Required as "No"
  4. Save the changes.

See Also

  • KBA 2861689 - How to create MDF Picklist and set a parent picklist?
  • KBA 2352794 - MDF Cascading Picklist - How it works?

Keywords

Parent Picklist Value is a required field/association in Object Picklist Value, error, parent picklist, picklist value, mdf, picklist, picklist center, add, configure object definition, bizx, sf , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-PKL , Picklists , LOD-SF-PLT-PCK , Picklist Management Issue , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

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