3391802 - Error when Updating Business Configuration UI or Import the Succession Data Model - Locale/Pattern is Required or Invalid 'display-pattern' 'Content'

When trying to make an update in Manage Business Configuration UI or Import the Succession Data Model the following Error Message is received:

• Manage Business Configuration screen: Business Configuration is Locked
• Manage Business Configuration screen: Locale is Required or Pattern is Required 
• Importing Data Model: Invalid 'display-pattern' 'Content'

For Example: 

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• SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

This is an enhanced validation introduced in the 2H 2023 Release, to ensure the correctness of the Field Display Format Configuration.

This validation checks for Mandatory Fields in Employee Profile in Business Configuration  under Field Display Formats. 

We’ve added a validation message to notify you that the fields Locale and Pattern are now mandatory in Field Display Format under Employee Profile in Business Configuration.

Please Note: If you are not familiar with the Field Display Format logic, it can be used to define a format for Background Element Fields 2475491 - How to define number format for Background Element - SuccessFactors

 

To resolve the issue you need to add the required field data:

Via Business Configuration UI:

1. Navigate to Business Configuration UI
2. Example the "Employee Profile" Section
3. Select the "Field Display Format" Element 
4. Select the impacted Field Display Format
5. Add the data for the field missing data either Locale or Pattern
6. Save 
7. If there any additional missing fields for other display formats the error will be shown for the additional fields, in this case, repeat steps 3 - 6 for the additional fields. 

Via Succession Data Model Imports:

1. Open the Data Model in an XML editor 
2. Navigate to the "field-display-format" element 
3. Highlight the field display format that is missing data in a required field
4. Add the data that is missing
5. Example:
   
6. Save the file as a new version 
7. On the Succession Data Model Import page import the new file adding a comment to the new version for recorded keeping
8. If there any additional missing fields for other display formats the error will be shown for the additional fields, in this case, repeat steps 3 - 7 for the additional fields. 
9. Please Note: if the Business Configuration is locked it should be unlocked when the corrected Data Model is imported, if not please follow the steps in the following KBA:
   3358521 - The Business Configuration page is locked because the Synchronize Business Configuration job has failed either due to a configuration error or a technical issue. - Employee Central 

• 2475491 - How to define number format for Background Element - SuccessFactors
• Validations in Business Configuration UI

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