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3570156 - "Created By" field is blank for Visits generated automatically from Routes.

Symptom

Visits "Created By" field is blank when Visit is generated automatically from Routes.

Environment

SAP Cloud for Customer

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Visits work center > Routes view
  2. Create a new Route or use an existing one.
  3. Select Actions to generate Visits.
  4. Check that the Visits created from this action has no value for "Created By" field.

Cause

  • Visits created automatically are generated by a background job executed by a Technical User rather than a Business User.
  • This is expected system behavior, resulting in a blank "Created By" field.

Resolution

  1. This is the expect system behavior.
  2. If the feature/functionality is required urgently, please refer to KBA 3475641 - Functionality Currently not Available
  3. An alternative option may be to check the corresponding SAP Customer Influence Site to submit an idea: 

Keywords

Visit , Blank , Route , Technical User , Created By , Automatic , KBA , LOD-CRM-ACT-VST , Visit Planning , Problem

Product

SAP Cloud for Customer core applications all versions