3669946 - Unable to add field to Report Object Configuration Entity in Manage Data

• Desired field is not available for reporting in Story Reports.
• The field cannot be added to Field lists under Manage Data > Report Object Configuration Entity > <Object_Name>
• Error message: "The field (<field_name>) is not a custom field and therefore cannot be added to the following object type (<Object_Type>)."
  Where <field_name> is the desired field to use in Story Report, for example positionControlled
  and <Object_Type> is the type of <Object_Name>, for instance Position

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SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite (Story Reports)

1. Navigate to Manage Data > Report Object Configuration Entity > select the object from the dropdown list.
2. Attempt to add the field to the Field lists.
3. Observe the error message.

• Object must be saved to repository.
• Backend sync job responsible for populating the data in the Report Object Configuration Entity has not run or is not created.

1. Ensure that field visibility is not set to "Not Visible". If it is, the field will not be available for reporting in Story.
2. Create a provisioning job with the job type "Save Changes To Report Configuration Object Job" under Manage Scheduled Jobs.
3. Run the following jobs in the specified order:
   1. MDF Object Definition To DB Sync.
   2. Save Changes To Report Configuration Object Job.
   3. Refresh BizX Reporting Metadata. (This needs to be run from the "Configuration for Story Reports" section in Provisioning)

Wait a few minutes and validate that the field appears under the Fields List in Manage Data > Report Object Configuration Entity > <Object_Name>.

Important note: In order to perform the above steps Provisioning access is required.

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