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3051949 - INC: Comparing two datetime fields while considering only the date part in Integration Center

Symptom

  • In Integration Center, you are comparing two datetime fields and want to consider only the date part of the field value for comparison.

    

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Integration

Reproducing the Issue

  • Create an Integration in INC with CreatedOn datetime field and LastModifiedOn datetime field.
  • Add a calculated field and try to compare the Created On and Last Modified On fields while considering only the date part and not the time stamp.
  • The results are not as expected.

Cause

  • Expected Behavior.
  • Comparing the date time fields and while considering only date part in comparison is not possible.
  • For considering only the date part of value the two fields being compared should be of Date format and not datetime format.

Resolution

  • Do not use datetime fields to compare only the date part, it is not supported.
  • Use the time stamp along with date for comparison.

Keywords

Integration Center, datetime field, Date field, Comparing dates, timestamp, Calculation, Calculated field , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-INC , Integration Center , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite all versions