Symptom
Alternate Name is enabled in Manage Business Configuration and is not available in Manage Pending Hire or the Onboarding Data Collection pages.
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Log in to the application and navigate to Onboarding.
- Open the dashboard and select an onboardee.
- Navigate to Onboarding data collection (for example, New Hire Data Review/Personal Data) and check whether Name in Alternate Language 1 is available.
Cause
Missing configuration in Configure People Profile: the Personal Information block configuration was not refreshed, preventing the Alternate name fields from appearing in Onboarding and Manage Pending Hires.
Resolution
- Go to Configure People Profile (not “Configure Latest People Profile”).
- In the Personal Information section, select the Personal Information card.
- Remove the Personal Information block from the card.
- Save
- Add the Personal Information block back to the card.
- Save the configuration.
- Verify that Name in Alternate Language 1 are now visible in Manage Pending Hires and in Onboarding data collection.
Keywords
onboarding, alternate name 2, first-name-alt2, last-name-alt2, personal data collection, people profile, configure people profile, personal information block, fields not visible, manage pending hires, new hire data review, data collection steps, onb 2.0, names in local character , KBA , LOD-SF-OBX-PDC , Personal Data Collection , LOD-SF-OBX-NHR , Onboardee Data Review , LOD-SF-EC-INT , Manage Pending Hires (Integration RCM/ ONB/ OBX + UI) , LOD-SF-EC-HIR , Hire & Rehire Wizards , How To
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