Symptom
When creating a behavior via Manage Competencies, saving a behavior with a blank description generates an error:
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Job Description Manager
Reproducing the Issue
- Login to system
- Admin Center > Company Settings > Manage Competencies
- Select a competency library
- Select a competency
- Select the Assigned to Behaviors tab > Add New Behavior
- Enter Behavior Name > Leave description blank > Receive error message
Cause
Expected behavior
Resolution
The behavior description is required in Job Description Manager. To bypass this validation, add behaviors through Families & Roles:
- Login to system
- Admin Center > Managing Competencies and Skills > Families and Roles
- Select a family
- Select a role
- Select a competency
- Select the Behaviors link
- Enter the name > Create
- Allows a behavior to be created with a blank description
Keywords
success factors, JDM, SF, competency, libraries, blank field, blank box , KBA , LOD-SF-TIH-JDM , Job Description Manager , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Platform all versions