SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3663709 - Change Reporting Tool showing incorrect change date

Symptom

In canvas report, when using the Change Reporting Tool it is showing the effective start date of the latest record instead of the effective start date of the record where the value was changed.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In canvas report, use change reporting tool on a field that has multiple record changes.
  2. The change value is reflecting correctly, but the change date is showing the latest record's change date and not the date when the value was changed.

Example scenario:

  • The Job Title was changed from Account Executive to Senior Account Executive on 14/08/2025.
  • The Pay Grade was changed from Salary Grade 11 to Salary Grade 12 on 01/01/2026


When running the Change Reporting Tool for Job Title, although it was changed on 14/08/2025, the latest record change in the position was on 01/01/2026, so it will show the Previous Effective Start Date as 01/01/2026 instead of 14/08/2025.

Cause

This is a limitation in how the Change Reporting feature handles historical data with multiple intermediate changes.

Resolution

As per current design, this a limitation in how the Change Reporting feature handles historical data with multiple intermediate changes. 

See Also

KBA 2569174 - How to use Change Reporting Column Tool - Advanced Reporting

Keywords

canvas report, change reporting tool, change value, incorrect date, , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ADV , Advanced Reporting (ODS) , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Platform all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics all versions