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HDL: Surrogate ID in AssignedPayroll.dat file
Summary
What other Source System IDs can be used instead of AssignmentNumber in AssignedPayroll.dat fileContent
We have a requirement when a third party system is sending files to create record in HCM via HDL. This system will only have Person Number and rest all of the IDs will be derived using SourceSytemID of a component in Worker file. E.g. Salary.dat
METADATA|Salary|SourceSystemOwner|SourceSystemId|AssignmentId(SourceSystemId)|DateFrom|DateTo|SalaryAmount|SalaryBasisName|SalaryApproved|ActionCode|ActionReasonCode
MERGE|Salary|UNIFICATIONHUB|654321_SAL_1|654321_ASG_1|2017/01/01|4712/12/31|70000|GBP Annual Salary|Y|XXHR_UH_CHG_SAL_HR|XXHR_UH_UPDATE
AssignmentId(SourceSystemId) - SourceSystemId of Assignment component in Worker file is being used as a surrogate ID to AssignmentNumber.