3387293 - SFAPI: User Property Gender Returns INVALID_FIELD_VALUE Field Error

When the client passes any fields of the extended gender values to the SFAPI user object the below error appears.  

• <message>INVALID_FIELD_VALUE Field name: gender Field value: O.</message>
• <message>INVALID_FIELD_VALUE Field name: gender Field value: U.</message>
• <message>INVALID_FIELD_VALUE Field name: gender Field value: D.</message>

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• SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

  • SFAPI

1. User runs an upsert against the SFAPI USER object with one of the enhanced gender fields:

2. Error is returned by SFAPI:

1. The SFAPI User object does not support the extended genders

2. The SFAPI User object  is depricated and is no longer enhanced, maintained or supported

The OData API must be used in such use cases.

1. Run the upsert against the OData API:

2. Successful Upsert:

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