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2344743 - Spot Awards - "Error Occurred! Please contact your system administrator for assistance" displayed when importing the Guidelines File

Symptom

When importing the Guidelines File in Spot Awards the system is displaying the following error message:

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Spot Awards

Cause

This is being caused by the imported file being incorrectly formatted with incorrect characters.

Resolution

The file contains a syntax or format error.

For example, invalid characters in the headers row would lead to this error.

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When you encounter any issues with import files we recommend these csv files to be opened in notepad ++.

This can help identify issues with incorrect formatting which can be corrected to solve any potential import errors.

Keywords

rnr guidelines error, an error has occurred!!, guidelines import error, guidelines formatting, guidelines file, , KBA , LOD-SF-RNR , Reward and Recognition , LOD-SF-CMP-SA , Spot Awards , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Compensation all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions