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
  • Stories in People Analytics 
    • Data Modelling - Module & Entity Data Issues

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