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3628179 - Country field blank in UK starter checklist when using FieldMetaOverrideConfiguration - Onboarding

Symptom

  • Country field in the UK Starter checklist is blank when implementing the override configuration for id homeAddress.country.
  • Error message received: "Enter a valid metadata for the overriding field homeAddress.country as per the OData metadata of the instance."

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Login into instance.
  2. Navigate to Manage Data.
  3. Select FieldMetaOverrideConfiguration > EC_META_CONFIG.
  4. Click on Take Action.
  5. Update the field for id homeAddress.country to "field": "territoryName".
  6. Error received.

Cause

The id "homeAddress.country" was being used instead of "homeAddress.territoryName".

Resolution

  1. Update the override configuration to use the correct id homeAddress.territoryName for overrideFieldMetadatas

     
  2. Verify that the country field is correctly populated in the UK Starter checklist form by logging in from the onboardees perspective.

Keywords

UK starter checklist, country field, override configuration, SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding, homeAddress.country, homeAddress.territoryName, metadata error, compliance forms, field override, addressType , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-FRM , Compliance 2.0 Country Forms (except i9&EV) , LOD-SF-OBX-FRM-FMB , Form Metadata Bundle - Compliance Forms (except i9-EV) , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

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