Symptom
When trying to create a new custom timeline event, you notice that the dropdown of the field Business Object is empty.
Environment
SAP Service Cloud Version 2.
Reproducing the Issue
- Logon to your SAP Service Cloud Version 2 tenant.
- Click on the User Profile.
- Click Settings.
- Navigate to All Settings.
- Click Timeline Configuration under Timeline.
- Click on Event View button.
- Click New Event.
- Open the value help of the Business Objects field.
- See it is empty.
Cause
Some of the prerequisites to make use of the custom timeline events might be missing.
Resolution
It is important to ensure the following prerequisites are being followed before creating a custom timeline event:
- Create the custom services to receive the external inbound event data.
- Enable the custom inbound events for the custom services and map them to a communication system.
- Assign the custom services to the administrator’s role to provide access for configuring custom timeline events.
See Also
Keywords
Timeline, Events, Custom, Custom Timeline, Custom Timeline Events, Create Custom Timeline Events, Event View, New Event, Business Objects, Timeline Configuration, V2, Version 2, SAP Service Cloud Version 2, Prerequisites, Custom Services, , KBA , CEC-CRM-TIM , Timeline for SAP Sales/Service Cloud , How To
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