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3359756 - Cannot View Localized Biographical Information

Symptom

  • Cannot View Localized Biographical Information
  • How to Enable Localized Biographical Information

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Environment

  • SAP SuccesFactors HCM Core
  • Employee Central -Biographical Information

Resolution

  • Localized Biographical Information, in the Biographical Information block, and enabled replication of localized biographical information from Employee Central to Employee Central Payroll.
  • The new section contains 3 fields by default: <Country/Region>, <Region of Birth> and <Place of Birth>.
    The fields <Region of Birth> and <Place of Birth> can be configured to have an input value of free text or picklist.

Step 1:Enable the Localized Biographical Information

  • Go to Manage Employee Central Settings
  • Enable the Localized Biographical Information switch

Step 2: Import the latest versions of the Succession Data Model and Country/Region-specific Data Model files.

  • The Pre-requisite picklists must be defined in your instance and can be copied from the master picklist file available on the help portal:EC Master Data Model, picklists and validation rules are available in the Software Download Center Or Download original translation or field from Master Data Model( 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors 

Via SDM Data Model code   View:  3066117 - How to export Data Models?

<hris-element id="biographicalInfoLoc">

    <label>Localized Biographical Information</label>

    <label xml:lang="es-ES">Información biográfica traducida</label>

    <label xml:lang="es-MX">Información biográfica localizada</label>

    <label xml:lang="et-EE">Lokaliseeritud biograafiline teave</label>

    <label xml:lang="fi-FI">Lokalisoidut henkilökohtaiset tiedot</label>

    <label xml:lang="fr-CA">Informations biographiques localisées</label>

    <label xml:lang="fr-FR">Informations biographiques localisées</label>

    <label xml:lang="lt-LT">Lokalizuota biografinė informacija</label>

     <label xml:lang="pt-BR">Informações biográficas localizadas</label>

    <label xml:lang="pt-PT">Informação biográfica localizada</label>

     </hris-element>

CSF Data model code forexample : Chile

<hris-element id="biographicalInfoLoc">

      <label>Localized Biographical Information</label>

       <label xml:lang="fr-FR">Informations biographiques localisées</label>

       <label xml:lang="lt-LT">Lokalizuota biografinė informacija</label>

       <label xml:lang="pt-BR">Informações biográficas localizadas</label>

          <hris-field max-length="100" id="region-of-birth" visibility="both">

        <label>Region Of Birth</label>

        <label xml:lang="fr-CA">Région de naissance</label>

        <label xml:lang="fr-FR">Région de naissance</label>

        <label xml:lang="lt-LT">Gimimo regionas</label>

        <label xml:lang="pt-BR">Região de nascimento</label>

         <picklist id="REGION_CHL"/>

      </hris-field>          

      <hris-field max-length="100" id="place-of-birth" visibility="both">

        <label>Place Of Birth</label>

         <label xml:lang="fr-CA">Lieu de naissance</label>

        <label xml:lang="fr-FR">Lieu de naissance</label>

        <label xml:lang="lt-LT">Gimimo vieta</label>

        <label xml:lang="pt-BR">Local de nascimento</label>

             </hris-field>

    </hris-element>

Example Via BCUI:

Example country Chile region-of-birth : biographicalInfoLoc_CHL 

Note:
We will provide the default picklist values for the Region of Birth field in the Localized Biographical Information section for the following countries: Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, and Venezuela.

Under CSF Data Model Field for  countries: Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, and Venezuela

<hris-field max-length="100" id="region-of-birth" visibility="both">

        <label>Region Of Birth</label>

  •  For country ITA use: <picklist id="PROVINCE_ITA"/>
  •   For country VEN use  :<picklist id="REGION_VEN"/>
  •   For country FRA use <picklist id="DEPARTMENT_FRA"/>
  •  For country BRA use:<picklist id="STATE_BRA"/>
  •  For country CHL use: <picklist id="REGION_CHL"/>

Step 3: Grant a permission RBP

  • Go to Role Based Permissions and choose Manage Permission Roles.
    Choose the relevant roles and enable the permissions in the Employee Data section under HR Information.Employee Central Settings

Step 4:Test Configuration with Chile user

  • select a user
  • Scroll to Biographical Information 
  • Add Localized Biographical Information

FAQ - Additional Information

Q) Where can I get information on this from the Guide?

A) Guide:Country/Region-Specifics for Employee Central Chapter - Implementing Localized Biographical Information

To implement the country/region-specific biographical information, you can see Implementing Localized Biographical Information for below country

See Also

  • 3066117 - How to export Data Models?
  • 3153500 - How to Download Data Models, Picklists and other configuration files for Employee Central - SuccessFactors
  • 3359692 - Picklist Field birth and region of birth Localized Biographical Information availability during New hire and Rehire

Keywords

Region Of Birth, picklist, PROVINCE_ITA, REGION_VEN, DEPARTMENT_FRA, ECT-175273, STATE_BRA, Biographical Information, Localized Biographical Information, Employee Data , HR Information, biographicalInfoLoc, Manage Employee Central Settings, Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, and Venezuela. , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-PER-BIO , Biographical Info - Config, Rules, RBP, UI , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core 2305