Symptom
MDF import Job failed and show "Fexception:com.successfactors.jobscheduler.ScheduledJobExecutionException: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke “com.successfactors.generic object.dataio.ObjectField.getMDFType() because the return value of “com.successfactors.genericobject.dataio.ObjectModel.getField(String) is null … " error in provisioning job details
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions
Cause
The issue is due to having duplicate records on the file being imported.
Resolution
- Check file for duplicate records.
- Remove duplicate records and try to execute the import job again.
See Also
KB Article 3211937 - MDF import Job failed and show "unique constraint violated..." error in provisioning job details
Keywords
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