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2079913 - How the Password is generated for newly added users in BizX - Employee Central (Add New Employee) and BizX Platform

Symptom

  • If you are an Employee Central customer and create new users via Admin Tools / Add New Employee you need to be aware that your system configuration will determine how the passwords for new users are created.
  • When I create new users in Employee Central Admin Tools / Add New Employee in what format will the password be created?

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Resolution

  • In the SuccessFactors system some customers have a system configuration called Single Sign-On. Having this on or off affects your new user passwords. For new users they are normally received on the Welcome Message Notification email.
  • Key point : If a user has been created via Admin Tools / Add New Employee then as a rule the system always generates a random password. Only when SSO is enabled on the customer instance then the password would be same as the username.
  • Note in a non-SSO system or SSO system if you add the user using imports (in Import Employee Data / Basic Import), then in this case the password would typically be the same as username.
  • Also note the above advice also applies if you are using Recruiting and Manage Pending Hires to transfer new employees into Admin Tools / Add New Employee.

See Also

  • 2432323 - How to send the Welcome Message to new users created via Import
  • 2244514 - Welcome Message doesn't appear when an employee is created using SFAPI User entity

Keywords

New User, Employee Central, Add New Employee, Manage Pending Hires, New User Password, Hire, Password, Criteria, Configuration, Logic , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT , Platform Foundational Capabilities , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions