Symptom
• In a custom MDF portlet, when a user field is filled with an active employee, the employee's name is not clickable to access their profile.
• This behavior differs from the manager field in the job information portlet, where the manager's name is clickable and leads to their profile.
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HCM 2405
Reproducing the Issue
1. Fill the user field in the custom MDF portlet with an active employee.
2. Attempt to click on the employee's name to access their profile.
Cause
The behavior of the job information portlet is specific and hard-coded. It is not possible to replicate this behavior and make a similar field on a custom MDF object.
Resolution
Currently, the system does not support having a clickable link for the user in a custom MDF portlet. You may consider to visit the Influence Improvements platform and raise a request for possible future development cycle considerations. - 2090228 - How to Submit Ideas for SAP SuccessFactors Products
Keywords
MDF, portlet, user field, clickable, employee profile, job information portlet, custom MDF object, active employee, sf, sfsf , sf sf, SuccessFactors, SuccessFactor, Success Factor, bizx, Live Profile MDF Information, PP3, manage data , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-PP3 , MDF on People Profile , Problem