3547230 - Integration Center is not generating empty files even when "Exclude empty files" is disabled

When using an XML output integration in Integration Center, no file is generated if "Exclude empty files" is disabled and no records are returned.

In contrast, when using CSV integrations, an empty file is properly generated under the same conditions.

• SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
  • Integration Center

It's an expected behavior from Integration Center to not create any files when there are no records being exported, and this is the same across all types of integrations.

The same behavior will occur for CSV integrations too if there are no records being returned. However, there is one exception: if the "Simple Header" option is selected, the CSV file will still contain the header information. This means that even if no data is returned, an "empty" file with just the header will still be created.

However, Integration Center does not include any placeholder data, such as a header, for XML files. So this workaround is not valid for XML integrations.

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