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3754036 - How to set a condition to allow only alphabetic characters without spaces, numbers, or special characters in panels Onboading 1.0

Symptom

How to set a condition to allow only alphabetic characters without spaces, numbers, or special characters in  panels Onboarding 1.0

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Process a candidate activity in Onboarding 1.0.
  2. In the First Name, Last Name, or Middle Name field, attempt to enter values that include spaces, numbers, or special characters.
  3. Requirement is to accept only a single word composed of letters.

Resolution

  1. Go to Onboarding Settings.
  2. Navigate to Panels.
  3. Open the panel that contains the name field (for example, First Name).
  4. Select the name field (control).
  5. Add a Regular Expression Validator to the field.
  6. Set the regular expression to: ^[A-Za-z]+$
  7. Save the changes.
  8. Repeat steps 3–7 for Last Name and Middle Name if the same restriction is required.
  9. Test by entering a single alphabetic word (letters only) and confirm entries with spaces, numbers, or special characters are rejected.

See Also

Keywords

onboarding 1.0, panels, panel designer, first name validation, last name validation, middle name validation, single word, regex validator, regular expression , KBA , LOD-SF-OBD-PAN , Panels, Panel Designer , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 2605