Symptom
In an offboarding program, when adding a custom task named "Write Farewell Message", saving keeps spinning with no error and the session may time out.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Manage Onbording and Offboarding tasks page
- Open an Offboarding program and select Edit.
- Add a new custom task with the name "Write Farewell Message".
- Click Save.
- Observe the save action spinning indefinitely without any on-screen error until the session disconnects.
Cause
- A naming conflict exists because the system includes a standard task named "Write Farewell Message".
- Creating a custom task with the same name causes the system to look for standard farewell message resources that are not available in this context, leading to an undefined reference and a pending save.
Resolution
- Navigate to Manage Data > Custom Task Definition.
- Locate the custom task named "Write Farewell Message".
- Rename it to a unique name (for example, "Farewell Message") and save.
- Navigate to OData API Metadata Refresh and Export and run a metadata refresh.
Note: Ensure custom task names are unique and do not duplicate system-standard task names.
Keywords
offboarding, custom task, write farewell message, save spins, infinite spinner, no error, ui save fails, naming conflict, duplicate task name, onb2OffboardingActivitiesConfig, farewellMessageDefaultSubject_defaultValue, odata api metadata refresh, manage data, custom task definition, offboarding tasks , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-NHA , New Hire Activities (activities, tasks, buddy, equipment) , LOD-SF-OBX-OFP , Offboarding 2.0 , Problem
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