3386883 - The compensation record is not deleted by performing UPSERT operation on SFOData.EmpCompensation

You are performing UPSERT operation on SFOData.EmpCompensation to delete a record as below.

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HTTP Method: POST

URI: https://<api-server>/odata/v2/upsert

Payload:

{"__metadata": {

        "uri": "EmpCompensation(startDate= datetime'2017-01-01T00:00:00',userId='80300')",

        "type": "SFOData.EmpCompensation" 

      },

      "operation": "DELETE",

     "eventReason": "DATACHG" 

} 

There is no error in response. The status is OK and the editStatus is UPSERTED. However, the record is not deleted.

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

* OData API

You have not supplied seqNumber as one of the business keys of EmpCompensation entity in the request payload for performing UPSERT operation.  

Include seqNumber in the request payload to uniquely identify the record in order to delete it. Please see the following example.

HTTP Method: POST

URI: https://<api-server>/odata/v2/upsert

Payload:

{"__metadata": {

        "uri": "EmpCompensation(seqNumber=1L,startDate= datetime'2017-01-01T00:00:00',userId='80300')",

        "type": "SFOData.EmpCompensation" 

      },

      "operation": "DELETE",

     "eventReason": "DATACHG" 

}

Note: Remember to include the required property eventReason in the payload. 

EmpCompensation, DELETE, UPSERT, Operation, seqNumber, eventReason, compensation, record

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