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3526264 - Error When Adding New Performance Review Template or Goal Template

Symptom

When add a new performance review template or goal template, an application error occurs.
Error message=An application error occurred. Please try again later, or notify support if the issue keeps occurring 

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Performance Management
  • SAP SuccessFactors Goal Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to Manage Templates.
  2. Click add a new template button under Performance Review tab/Goal Plan tab
  3. Select a template and click Add to my instance, error occurs
    fingerprint=Exception stackTrace is empty
    errorMessage=An application error occurred. Please try again later, or notify support if the issue keeps occurring

Cause

The issue is caused by an exception caught when getting a DB connection from Content Management Data Source. 

Resolution

The system may require several days to resolve the connection issue.

As a workaround, please use saving the existing template as a new one or upload the xml in provisioning.

Note: in order to make changes in Provisioning, please contact your Implementation Partner. If you don't have a Partner, you can find for SAP Certified Partners via the SAP Partner Finder or, alternatively, speak with your Account Executive or Customer Engagement Executive about Professional Services options.

See Also

Keywords

New Template, Application Error, Database Connection, Manage Templates. An application error occurred, create goal plan, create PM template, add new template , KBA , LOD-SF-PM-FRM , Forms & Templates , LOD-SF-GM-TMP , Template Management , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals all versions