Symptom
Issue 1:
Customer would like to default value for a field in custom task configured. Either via a onInit business rule or using default value field in custom MDF object. But this is not getting defaulted, and the field appears as blank.
Issue 2:
The User type field used in custom MDF object is not rendered in the custom tasks. The fields configured as User type in custom MDF object are not editable and greyed out while completing the custom task from onboarding dashboard.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Resolution
Issue 1:
oninit rules or defaulting values are not supported yet in custom tasks.
Issue 2:
Engineering team is aware of user type field issue. They are currently fixing the same and planning to patch it by 11/30. (NOTE: This is tentative date)
Keywords
Custom task, User type field, User type, default value, onboarding, obx , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-NHA , New Hire Activities (activities, tasks, buddy, equipment) , Problem