Symptom
You have set a default value for a text or textarea field in your Development Plan XML and you wish to add translations for it.
Example:
<field-definition id="custom_field" type="textarea" required="false" detail="false" viewdefault="off" showlabel="true" reportable="field20" field-show-coaching-advisor="false" cascade-update="push-down" maxlength="2000">
<field-label>This is a custom field</field-label>
<field-label lang="en_GB">This is a custom field in GB</field-label>
<field-label lang="en_US">This is a custom field in US</field-label>
<default-value>Enter your custom field value here</default-value>
</field-definition>
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development
Reproducing the Issue
1. Open the Development Plan XML
2. Find a text or textarea field which has a default-value
3. Add a translation for the default value
4. Upload the modified Development Plan XML
5. Error Message
Example:
<field-definition id="custom_field" type="textarea" required="false" detail="false" viewdefault="off" showlabel="true" reportable="field20" field-show-coaching-advisor="false" cascade-update="push-down" maxlength="2000">
<field-label>This is a custom field</field-label>
<field-label lang="en_GB">This is a custom field in GB</field-label>
<field-label lang="en_US">This is a custom field in US</field-label>
<default-value>Enter your custom field value here</default-value>
<default-value lang="en_GB">Enter your custom field value here in GB</default-value>
<default-value lang="en_US">Enter your custom field value here in US</default-value>
</field-definition>
Cause
Currently translations are not supported for default values in Career Development Planning.
Resolution
If having this feature is important for your company, you could log an enhancement request on the community where you may have the opportunity to have this put on the road map for a future release.
Keywords
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