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2H 2025 Edit
Max Length Measured by Characters for Properties in Employee Central OData V2 APIs
General Availability Info Only Automatically On Impact: Low AI Enriched
Description

The maximum length of Employee Central HRIS properties is now measured by characters rather than bytes. This change may affect validation results for text containing multi-byte characters. See More

Detailed Description

V2 APIs The maximum length of Employee Central HRIS properties is now measured by characters rather than bytes. This change may affect validation results for text containing multi-byte characters. For example, in the PerBiographicalInfoLocCHN entity, the MaxLength attribute for the placeOfBirth property is 8.

Impact Assessment

This feature has limited impact but should be reviewed to confirm alignment with business processes in Employee Data implementations. V2 APIs The maximum length of Employee Central HRIS properties is now measured by characters rather than bytes. This change may affect validation results for text containing multi-byte characters. Implementation teams should verify that existing configurations remain valid and test core business scenarios after the upgrade to confirm correct behavior.

Test Recommendations
• Verify the feature is enabled and accessible from the expected navigation path or configuration area in a test environment. • Test the end-to-end scenario with representative test data covering both happy paths and error conditions. • Validate correct behavior across all relevant user roles and permission configurations (admin, manager, employee). • Test edge cases: empty or missing values, boundary conditions, concurrent users, and large data sets. • Confirm that existing integrations, workflows, and downstream processes are not affected by the change. • Test integration endpoints and API calls for correct data exchange, authentication, and error handling.
Product: Employee Central
Modules: Employee Data Integration and Extension
Feature: API
Reference: ECT-259564
Version: 2H 2025
Valid as Of: Nov 14, 2025
Latest Revision: Oct 03, 2025
Affected Areas:
Employee Central Employee Data Integration & APIs