3459571 - Textarea field ignores line breaks and carriage return when in read-only view - Recruiting Management

If you are creating a list on a Textarea field on job requisition, the line breaks are not respected when in read-mode.

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SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

1. Recruiting>Job Requisitions
2. Click on any job req
3. Fill in textarea field with a numbered list for example:
   
4. Save Changes
5. Proxy as another user who only has read permission and see that the 3rd point does not respect the line break and has immediately followed the 2nd point:
   

Expected Bahviour

Textarea are not enabled for rich text format, which would accept carriage returns.

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RCM-46268, end, bullet, point, format, formatting, 2nd, 3rd, second, third, edit , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-JOB , Job Postings & Requisitions , Problem