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 HXM Suite
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Picklist Center
- Select a picklist
- Add a value
- Click "Create" > error appears
Cause
ParentPicklistValue field is set as required or "YES" in Object Definition > Picklist Value. Configuration needs to be modified to mark it as not required field.
Resolution
Mark the parentPicklistValue field in the Picklist Value object definition as "NO" or Not Required via following below:
- Go to Configure Object Definitions
- Search for Object Definition > Picklist Value
- Make correction. For field parentPicklistValue, click "Details" and set Required as "No"
- Click "Done"
- Save Object Definition
See Also
2861689 - How to create MDF Picklist and set a parent picklist?
2352794 - MDF Cascading Picklist - How it works?
Keywords
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