SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3712627 - Email notification token issue - SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Symptom

Email notifications generated by the custom workflow display a link instead of the expected token values for users.

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
    • Email notification - Place Holders

Cause

The Document Generation Template source code created automatically "http://[View Link]//", causing the issue.

Resolution

Remove the "http://[View Link]//" from the Document Generation Template configuration.

Steps:

  1. Access: Manage Document Template
  2. Search for: Document Generation Template
  3. Select the desired template
  4. Choose Actions -> Make Correction
  5. In the Template Content section, click on the three dots (⋯)
  6. Select Show Source Code
  7. Update the content as needed 

See Also

Refer to SAP guide: Available Workflow Tags for E-mail Notifications

Keywords

email notification, token issue, custom workflow, document generation template, production environment, link instead of token, rule trace, configuration settings, workflow email issue, notification error, SUBJECT_USER token issue, SF, EC, WFL, CUS , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-WFL-CUS , Custom Workflow Notifications , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions