Symptom
Export an object or download template does not include some of the fields.
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Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Admin Center > Import and Export Data;
- Select "Export" or "Download Template;
- Select the object;
- Click "Export";
- Open the file;
- Some fields are missing;
Cause
There is a Default Screen for the object and the field has has a Value Type Resolver from another object.
Resolution
- Go to Configure Object Definitions;
- Object Definition > search the object;
- Default Screen has a Configuration UI set;
- Go to Manage Configuration UI;
- Search default screen value from step 3;
- Go to pencil next to the field missing in the files;
- Check for the Value Type Resolver;
In the example above, we used the object Position, which means that the Value Type Resolver in the field Custom Field 45 must be a field from positions. In this case, Cost Center could be used, not a field within the object Cost Center. The configuration should look like this:
See Also
Keywords
custom fields, import and export data, export object, foundation objects, position export template, missing field, position import, mandatory field, export data, scheduled job manager, sap successfactors, employee central, position management, import and export, employee central , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-FOO , Foundation Objects (Organisation, Pay and Job Structures) , Problem
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