ERec: How to remove the middle name/initials of employee?

[Former Member]

Hi,

In E-Rec Portal, we only want to show the first name and last name of employee.

For example:

1. Employee Name: Franco SL Pollack

Currently in E-Rec is showing Franco SL Pollack.

We wish to show only Franco Pollack.

2. Employee Name: Tony LM Casella

Currently in E-Rec is showing Tony LM Casella.

We wish to show only Tony Casella.

This is special request from New Zealand and this change should not affect other country. Can we do that and how? Some steps guidance will be greatly appreciated.

THanks a lot.

Crystal

[romanweise]

Hi Crystal,

to get your requirement right. Do you really want to hide the fields within the candidate profile (the screens where you can see all attributes of the candidate in separate fields). Or do you want to change the name in applications where the system shows the fullname of the candidate. E.g. in the candidate selection there is a single column with the full name of the canididate.

Best Regards

Roman

[Former Member]

Hi,

Actually I want the full name of employee does not contains the middle name/initials. For example, when you perform the searching of employee, the "Full Name" column should display Terri Bosco instead of Terri SL Bosco. In the MSS PA side, the name display correctly without the initials. Any idea?

[romanweise]

Hi,

as the name information of the candidate for eRec is stored in the business partner the name format of the business partner defines the structure of the full name. That's why it is different from the (HR Core) MSS or ESS.

If you have not applied customer settings to the system eRec uses the default name format of the business partner which is hard coded in some function mudule. To change this system behaviour you can use the switches RECFA BPCOU and RECFA BPNAM to set a standard name formatting for all candidates. The name format itself is customized in the IMG node for business partner "Maintain Name Formatting Rules".

Unfortunately this is only working for new candidates and it effects all candidates. If your requirement is to effect only some internal candidates it is a bit more difficult. Assuming you are running a standalone system you have the option to change the inbound processing so it sets a special name formatting for some business partners or the outbound processing to simply not transfer the data fields which are not needed. I'd personally go for changing the outbound processing by implementing the ALE outbound BAdI (HRALE00OUTBOUND_IDOC) as it is easier to identify the relevant employees and the implementation is a lot easier.

No matter which way you go, you would need to take care for the existing data by correcting table entries in BUT000 (and perhaps in HRP5582).

Kind Regards

Roman

[dsharmak]

Hello Crystal,

If you are using the BSP applications, then you can use the Flexiblization for hiding the middle name, with the help of Context.

In case of web Dynpro for ABAP you need to change the configuration to achieve this.

Best Regards,

Deepak.

[Former Member]

Hi Deepak,

Thanks for your reply.I am quite new to ERec, can you please explain where to change the configuration if I am not using the BSP application.

Many thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi

How is the employee name stored in ENAME infotype 1

Thanks

Rajdeep