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3787496 - Custom Field is Not Visible In UI

Symptom

 A Custom Extension Field is not visible in the UI

Environment

  • SAP Cloud for Customer core applications
  • ByDesign Studio Lifecycle Management
  • SAP Business ByDesign

Cause

  • The user has the PDI Developer role (PDI_PARTNER_DEVELOPMENT) assigned, which uses a different UI rendering context where PDI/SDK extension fields are not visible.
  • This behavior is by design; the PDI Developer user is not intended for UI testing or end-user validation.

Resolution

Create a separate Business User without any PDI Developer role assignment and use it exclusively for UI testing and field visibility validation.

Recommendation:

Always maintain two separate users in your landscape:

  • One for PDI development activities
  • One (clean Business User) for UI testing and validation

Keywords

Custom Filed, PDI Field, Not Visible, Extension field, SDK, UI, PDI User , KBA , AP-RC-BDS-LM , ByDesign Studio Lifecycle Management , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer core applications all versions