3344925 - Option ID is being returned in picklist field instead of External Code - Compound Employee API

When performing an API call to Compound Employee, the option ID value is being returned instead of the external code in picklist fields.

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• SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite
  • Compound Employee API

Wrong configuration in the Country/Region-Specific Succession Data Model.

Please make sure that all the country specific fields in the Country/Region-Specific Succession Data Model have consistent data types. If different data types are configured for a field, it will lead to issues in Compound Employee.

So, for example, if you have a custom field that is shared in different country specific objects and it has "Type of Reference" equal to "Picklist" (sample below), please make sure that this field has the same configuration throughout all the country specific objects. 

Picklists, Foundation Objects, and Generic Objects | SAP Help Portal

• For the Country/Region-Specific Succession Data Model, do not configure different data types for the same attribute.
• If different data types are configured, the Compound Employee API interprets the attribute value with the data type found in the first country/region-specific data model.

3019721 - How Compound Employee API retrieves fields associated to a picklist value - SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

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