Symptom
The cust_toLegalEntity field/association is not being replicated to SuccessFactors when using the standard integration package "Replicate Cost Centers from SAP ERP or SAP S4HANA to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central". HCM and CPI logs indicate that the field cust_toLegalEntity is included in the outbound payload sent to SuccessFactors, but it is missing in the SuccessFactors payload upon receipt.
Environment
- SuccessFactors Employee Central
- OData API
Reproducing the Issue
- Configure the integration package "Replicate Cost Centers from SAP ERP or SAP S4HANA to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central".
- Ensure the cust_toLegalEntity field is included in the outbound payload from the source system.
- Execute the replication process.
- Verify the payload received in SuccessFactors and observe that the cust_toLegalEntity field is missing.
Cause
The Legal Entity field has been configured as an association on the Cost Center object, and the CPI configuration incorrectly specifies the name of the association instead of the "cust_toLegalEntityProp" field.
Resolution
- Verify that the Legal Entity field is configured as an association on the Cost Center object.
- Update the CPI configuration to use the "cust_toLegalEntityProp" field instead of specifying the name of the association.
- Refer to the relevant documentation for detailed guidance:
- Refer to: Associations.
- Refer to: KBA 3050437 - How associations between Foundation Objects (FOs) and migrated FOs (MDF FOs) in Employee Central are translated to properties in their OData API entities.
- Specifically review "Section 2 - Scenario 3: MDF FO association to MDF FO - Multiplicity: One To One" in KBA 3050437 for configuration details.
- Compare the MDF mapping ("Element Type Map for EC Migration") in the current system with other systems where the issue does not occur, and ensure consistency.
See Also
Keywords
cust_toLegalEntity, cost center integration, SuccessFactors, CPI configuration, Legal Entity association, MDF mapping, OData API, Replicate Cost Centers, SAP ERP, SAP S4HANA, Employee Central, OData , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-CPI-ERP , Standard SF to SAP ERP or S/4HANA Integration using CPI , Problem
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