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2317347 - How to enable Name Format for People Profile and Directory Search

Symptom

How to enable Name Format for People Profile and Directory Search?

Image/Data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems,sample data or demo systems.Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Name Format

Cause

Since B1605 People Profile and Employee Directory now reflect the Name Format you have configured in Employee Central.

Resolution

  1. Navigate to Provisioning-> Company Settings 
  2. Select the following options
  • "Enable Name Format" (2274066 - How to use Name Format functionality in Employee Central)

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  • Enable People Search on Alternate Fields

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Please open a Support case with SAP Cloud Product Support if you require any assistance in enabling Provisioning features and is no longer working with an implementation partner.

See Also

  • 2297189 - Name Format: Where in the UI is Name Format Respected?
  • 2295729 - Name Format: Changing the Name Format Assigned to Legal Entity will not dynamically update Formal Name for Employees
  • 2317335 - Name Format support in Employee Profile and User Directory - Employee Profile

Keywords

Name Format, formal-name, employee central, ec, people search, search, pp3, people profile, v12, revolution, public profile, org chart, formal name , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-PER-PRS , Personal Info - Config, Rules, RBP, UI , LOD-SF-EP , People Profile (Employee Profile / PP3) , LOD-SF-EP-ADM , Roles & Permission / Directory search , LOD-SF-EC-PER , Person Data (All Person Data Types) , LOD-SF-EP-PP3 , DO NOT USE [Use a sub component of LOD-SF-EP] , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM all versions