Symptom
After the 1H 2026 release, the placeholder date format for new record input in HRIS effective dated entities changed from "dd MMM yyyy" to "e.g. 31 Dec 2026"
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Access Employee Profile.
- Select HRIS Entity e.g. Personal Information
- Create a new record
- Observe the fixed placeholder date format displayed for new record input
Previous format in PP3
Resolution
This is expected Date format after 1H 2026 release for Latest People Profile actions.
See Also
Keywords
date format, HRIS effective dated entities, 2H 2025 release, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, d MMM yyyy, dd MMM yyyy, new record input, date display change, personal information, employee data, UI changes , KBA , LOD-SF-EP-FPP , People Profile - Full Profile , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-UI , History UI & MSS UI , LOD-SF-EC-PER , Person Data (All Person Data Types) , How To
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