SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3557678 - Unable to inactivate picklist values via Import and Export Data

Symptom

  • Performance issue while uploading Inactive Picklists through Import and Export Data
  • When uploading Picklist Values, job takes long to complete even for small number of values
  • After completing import job, picklist values are not updated even showing as Successful 

 

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Import and Export Data
  2. Select Import Data
  3. Select generic object : Picklist-values
  4. Purge Type: incremental load
  5. Import file

 

 

 

Resolution

Our Engineering team have found the root cause for performance issue but they are still working to fix it as a performance improvement.

As there is still no fix, their recommendation is to make the changes from Picklist Center.

See Also

2537488 - Best Practice to delete/inactivate a Picklist, Picklist versions or Picklist Values - SAP for Me

Deactivating Picklist Values | SAP Help Portal 

Keywords

import picklist performance, picklist not updated, Picklist Center, Import and Export Data, Picklist-values, inactive picklist, MDF-45234, INC10174938 , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-PCK , Picklist Management Issue , LOD-SF-MDF-MGD , Manage Data - Create, Update & Delete , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting 2411