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3432983 - MDF Import Job Failed: "Error occurred. java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.successfactors.mdfeditadapter.api.ValueProxy.getRawValue()" because "value" is null"

Symptom

When importing data, the Import Job failed with this error: "Error occurred. java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.successfactors.mdfeditadapter.api.ValueProxy.getRawValue()" because "value" is null"

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite all versions

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Import and Export Data
  2. Select action to perform: Import Data
  3. Select Generic object
  4. Attach the File
  5. Validate

Cause

The error is due to extra rows without any data in the import file.

Resolution

Please ensure to remove the empty rows/fields before importing to avoid such error.

Keywords

INC7378578, Import and Export, Import Data, LOD-SF-MDF, failed jobs, metadata, import , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-PUR , Purge MDF Data , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HXM Core 2311

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