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3353711 - MDF Import Job Failed: “Cannot invoke “com.successfactors.generic object.dataio.ObjectField.getMDFType()” Error on Provisioning

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 HXM Suite all versions

Cause

The issue is due to having duplicate records on the file being imported.

Resolution

  1. Check file for duplicate records.
  2. Remove duplicate records and try to execute the import job again.

See Also

KB Article 3211937MDF import Job failed and show "unique constraint violated..." error in provisioning job details

Keywords

MDF FTP Jobs, MDF import, import and export data, metadata framework, SF, duplicate same record , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-IMP , Import and Export Issues , Problem , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-IMP , Import and Export Issues , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core 2305