3690382 - "XXX is a required field and cannot be blank." error when submitting Higher Duty/Temporary Assignment - 2H 2025

• Mandatory error occurs while submitting Higher Duty or Temporary Assignment, although the field is not visible when creating the assignment;
• The field is set to mandatory in BCUI;
• Error message displayed: "... is a required field and cannot be blank."

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

1. Navigate to Employee Profile > Take Action;
2. Select "Add: Higher Duty/Temporary Assignment;
3. Fill the necessary fields;
4. When submitting the assignment, an error is displayed: "... is a required field and cannot be blank."

• Centralized services for Higher Duties have become universal post 2H 2025 release.
• All fields marked as mandatory in Manage Business Configuration must be populated, even if not visible in the UI.

• Product Engineering is working on the enhancement which is planned for 1H 2027 release but not yet confirmed.
• This KBA will be updated once the release version is confirmed.
• To track the progress of the enhancement ECT-264301, please reach out to your CSM/CEE.

Workaround:

• Set up a Business Rule to make the field(s) non-mandatory specifically for Higher Duty scenarios using the Event Reason as an If Condition within the rule configuration.

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