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3531654 - Field suddenly disappeared from the metadata via OData API

Symptom

Field(s) suddenly disappeared from the metadata via OData API and the issue can be resolved by simply refreshing the metadata.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Cause

This as a known design limitation in corner cases.

Sometimes, like in cases of temporary DB connection failure, the engine cannot build a complete metadata but tries to retrieve as much as possible. This can result in an incomplete metadata being retrieved.

Resolution

  1. Go to OData Metadata Refresh;
  2. Click on Refresh;

NOTE FOR SUPPORT: There is an enhancement request for that with the Engineering team. The internal numbers are ECT-244434 &
SFAPI-32436. Please, share new examples there to give visibility to the enhancement.

See Also

OData API Metadata Management chapter - OData API guide

Keywords

SuccessFactors, OData, Integration Center, refresh, missing, field, navigation, metadata, limitation, incomplete , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions