SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3434431 - How to insert a new record in Job Information when only change Position Title in Position Data?

Symptom

I want to change position title (field name: positionTitle in Configure Object Definition<position) only, but I need to sync this to incumbent's Job Information, how to realize it?

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

  • Position Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Manage Positions
  2. Insert a new record to change Position Title
  3. Go to incumbent's profile page
  4. Check that the postion change is not synced to Job Information

Cause

The position tile field is not set to Job Information field in Position to Job Information sync Rule.

Resolution

  • Create a new custom-string field (for exmaple, custom-string1) in Manage Business Configuration<jobInfo
  • Grant permissions to edit this field
  • Open and insert a new record in Synchronizing Position to Job Information Rule (This rule could be found via Position Management Settings<Synchronization<Rule for Synchronizing Position to Job Information)
  • Add one more sentence in "then"
    • Set Job Information.Custom-String1 to be equal to Job Information.Position.Position Title
  • Go to Manage Positions to change position title, now it should be synced to incumbent's Job Information.

This also applies to other position fields. If a position change needs to be synced to Job Information, please add that field in Position to Job Information sync rule.

See Also

2529515 - Position To Job Information Sync Troubleshooting Guide (PositionToJobInfoSyncRuleCheck) - EC

Keywords

position to jobInfo sync, position title, position name , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS-PTJ , Position to Job Information Sync , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions