Symptom
- Error "‘Delete’ operator is only supported for a base entity template." when validating the import with the operator DELETE
- Cannot delete a picklist that has been mistakenly created
- Duplicate picklist cannot be deleted
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Admin Center Import and Export Data.
- Select Import Data from the Select the action to perform dropdown list.
- Select Picklist-Values from the Select Generic Object dropdown list.
- Select Incremental Load from the Purge Type dropdown list.
- Click Choose File to select the CSV file to import in the File field.
- Click Import and check the import status in Scheduled Job Manager.
Error "‘Delete’ operator is only supported for a base entity template." appears
Cause
"DELETE" operator is only for deleting picklist, not picklist value.
Resolution
Customer should try deleting the wrong/duplicated "Picklist Value". And for that, you should use the operator "DELIMIT".
Please follow this help guide below for more information on how to delete picklist value (In number 6 of this help guide you will see the information):
See Also
Keywords
delete picklist, delete picklist version, deleting picklist, deleting picklist version, picklist center , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-PKL , Picklists , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core 2211