Symptom
When there’s no comment for an absence, the placeholder description in Time Forms doesn’t align correctly with other absences of the same Time Type.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
Reproducing the Issue
- Navigate to the user profile;
- Access the Time Management section;
- Generate Time Forms;
- Review unaligned comments in generated Time Forms for a specific Time Type.
Resolution
- This is a known issue and our engineering team are currently working on a fix for. The preview environment is set for April 13, 2026, and the production environment is set for May 16, 2026;
- Please click on the star to bookmark this article to receive updates about this issue. For more information about updates from subscribed KBAs, you can refer to the KBA 2171560 - How to mark a KBA or SAP Note as a favorite and get notified when it is updated - SAP for Me.
See Also
- SAP Guide: Implementing Time Forms;
Keywords
time forms, placeholder alignment, absence forms, incorrect placeholder descriptions, time type, placeholder issue, time management, absence alignment, placeholder mismatch, SAP SuccessFactors, , order, empty, empty comment, sf, ec, TIM-56232 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM-FRM , Time Forms , Known Error
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions
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