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3633319 - View History button/Clock icon is not available for custom MDF in Employee Profile

Symptom

  • Unable to find the history/clock icon in custom MDF block.
  • Unable to view history of custom MDF.

"Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental." 

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Cause

  • The issue is caused by the RBP permissions on the MDF object, specifically the View History permission.
  • The MDF object's Effective Dating must be set to Basic or Multiple Changes Per Day, not None.

Resolution

  1. Ensure the MDF object has Effective Dating set to Basic or Multiple Changes Per Day.
  2. If the MDF object is RBP secured, ensure that the View History permission is correctly configured for the MDF object.

Keywords

SAP SuccessFactors, Employee Profile, People Profile, custom MDF, history management, RBP permissions, View History, Effective Dating, Restrictions, Clock icon, Basic, Multiple Changes Per Day, MCPD , KBA , LOD-SF-MDF-RBP , RBP Permissions on Objects , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions