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3330107 - "To associate the attachment XXX with ID XXX, please provide the value for field externalName." Error occurs when saving MDF data

Symptom

"To associate the attachment XXX with ID XXX, please provide the value for field externalName." Error occurs when saving MDF data.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to people profile > MDF portlet or go to manage data to upload attachment for this MDF.
  2. Click "Save" button to save record.
  3. Error displays "To associate the attachment XXX with ID XXX, please provide the value for field externalName." that prevents you to save data.

Cause

This error is due to attachment field has been set from Attachment Field Configuration, and Entity Id is set with "externalName", so externalName becomes a required value when saving MDF data.

For how to check and configure attachment category, please refer to Configuring Attachment Fields for Document Categories.

Resolution

As attachment field has been configured in Attachment Field Configuration for document categories, please make sure to give value of Entity Id field like externalName.

See Also

Configuring Attachment Fields for Document Categories

Keywords

MDF, error, attachment, To associate the attachment XXX with ID XXX, please provide the value for field externalName, attachment upload, externalName, metadataframework, Attachment Field Configuration, document categories, manage document, document category , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-OBJ , Object Definition & Field Related Issues , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core all versions