3427058 - Is it possible to have custom date for hire date?

When you updated the current hire date with a different date than the start date via import, the system ignored the custom date for the field and still consider the effective start date.

SAP SuccessFactors - Employee Central

1. Go to Import Employee data > Import Data;
2. Select entity: Basic Import;
3. Try to import the files of Biographical Information; Employment Details and Job History with the new custom hire date.
4. When you check the custom hire date in the employee profile, the custom hire date was not updated.

This is an expected behavior.
The hireDate is not considered an entry date field - as informed in the handbook section: Custom Entry Date Values Allowed for Job Information in Migration Scenarios). The hire date will always be the same as the start date of the hire record.

The hire date will always be the same as the start date of the hire record.
In case you want to have a custom date for hire, you need to create a custom field for it. Or you can change the data of the hire record via Hire Date Correction tool.

Changing an Employee's Hire Date in Employee Central;
Custom Entry Date Values Allowed for Job Information in Migration Scenarios;
Entry Dates, Event-Based Dates, and TimeIn Calculation for Job Information.

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