Symptom
This is a list of the transient fields found in Employee Central.
Transient means that the content of the field isn't saved to the database, but is calculated on-the-fly.
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Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Cause
"Transient" means that the content of the field is not saved to the database, but is calculated on-the-fly.
Resolution
We want to give you some more information about specific fields in Employee Central. Transient means that the content of the field is not saved to the database, but is calculated on-the-fly.
For : Job Information
The TimeIn calculation determines the number of years/months/days an employee has worked on a job, position, company, location, department, or pay scale level. This calculation is based on approximate values, because not all months have the same number of days. These values are transient and not saved to the database.
Changes to the base fields also trigger the calculation of the TimeIn fields:
|
Entity/Object |
Field |
|
Job Information |
Country of Company |
|
Job Information |
Time in Company |
|
Job Information |
Time in Department |
|
Job Information |
Time in Job |
|
Job Information |
Time in Location |
|
Job Information |
Time in Pay Scale Level |
|
Job Information |
Time in Position |
For : Compensation Information
- Annual Salary (compensationInformation);
- Compa Ratio (compensationInformation);
- Range Penetration (compensationInformation);
- Benefits Rate (compensationInformation);
For : employment Information
- Is Rehire (employmentInfo);
- Primary Employment Date (employmentInfo);
- Employee First Employment (employmentInfo);
- Is Primary (employmentInfo);
- Company (employmentInfo);
- Attachment ID (employmentInfo);
- Person ID External (employmentInfo);
- Is Secondary All SF Processes (employmentInfo);
Also
- No Changes Until This Date (payComponentRecurring);
- Formatted Address (addressInformation);
- Pay Range (within Position)
Note:
FAQ - Additional Information
Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?
A) Guide: Data Model Field Information for Employee Central
Chapter: Job Information
Chapter: Transient Fields
A) Guide: SAP SuccessFactors Data Model Reference Guide
Chapter: Entry Dates, Event-Based Dates, and TimeIn Calculation for Job Information
See Also
- Transient Fields
- Data Objects Table
- 2277199 - How to configure HRIS Sync for Transient field Pay Component Group values (like Annualized Salary) using Business Rules
- 2686340 - How to create calculated column for "Annualized Salary" field in Advance Reporting (Realms)
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2594470 - How to configure and initialize the Entry Date fields in Job Information to determine the TimeIn calculation (Company, Position, Job, Department, Location, Pay Scale Level)
Keywords
Transient Fields, Transient, Calculated, System Calculated Fields, Not Saved to the DB, Not Saved in the Database, Calculated on-the-fly , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-BCI , Manage Business Configuration (BCUI) & Data Models (XML) , LOD-SF-EC-POS-OBJ , Object Configuration & Rules , How To
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