Symptom
When filling National id using Greek letters the system automatically changes both initial Greek letter to numbers and show the message:
"Please enter a valid Identity Card. Use the format AA-NNNNNN. The fist two characters must be upper case Greek or Latin alphabetic characters".
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Access the environment
- Navigate to the user
- Dropdown to the 'National ID Information' portlet
- Click on the pencil to add the National id
- Select Greece country
- Fill the 'National Id' field with the Γ Γ-111111 for example
- Both initial Greek letters will be changed to numbers
Cause
'Display Format' field is filled on BCUI
Resolution
- Maintain 'Display Format' field blank in BCUI, as in the standard CSF data model, we do not configure anything for this field.
<country id="GRC">
<format-group id="national-id">
<format id="IC">
<instruction>Identity Number</instruction>
<instruction xml:lang="fr-FR">Numéro d’identité</instruction>
<instruction xml:lang="de-DE">Identitätsnummer</instruction>
<instruction xml:lang="el-GR">Αριθμός Ταυτότητας</instruction>
<instruction xml:lang="en-GB">Identity Number</instruction>
<instruction xml:lang="es-ES">Número de identidad</instruction>
<display-format></display-format>
<reg-ex>([ABEZHIKMNOPTYX]\{2\}|[Α-Ω]\{2\})-[\d]\{6\}</reg-ex>
</format>
</format-group>
- The regex provided by CSF data model is: ([ABEZHIKMNOPTYX]\{2\}|[Α-Ω]\{2\})-[\d]\{6\}
FAQ - Additional Information
Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?
A) Guide:Chapter - Identity - Greece
Q) Where can I get EC Master Data model?
A) View 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors
See Also
- 2472343 - How to Manage National ID Formats via Manage Business Configuration (BCUI)
- 2601647 - Is it possible to add National ID deep validation to custom national IDs?
- 2668688 - National ID Card: How to create custom Regular Expression and Display Format
- 2093378 - National ID validation issues - Employee Central
- 2701612 - How to Import National ID Information
- 3271777 -How To Retrieve National ID Record In Canvas Report
- 2162838 - National ID Column is not visible in reporting
- 2162775 - How to mask National ID to be kept confidential - SuccessFactors Employee Profile
Keywords
NationalId, National Id, regex, Greece, National Id Greek, Greek Letters, , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-PER-NAT , National ID - Config, Rules, RBP, UI , Problem
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