2175994 - Create groups using Identity Management throws an error

After updating the system version or making datasource changes, you are not able to create groups using Identity Management anymore.

You see the following error:

and in the defaultTrace.X.trc file:

sap.com/tc~sec~ume~wd~umeadmin#com.sap.security.core.wd.maintain
group.MaintainGroupComp.public void
onPlugCreateIn(com.sap.tc.webdynpro.progmodel.api.IWDCustomEvent
wdEvent
)#Administrator#6##978E3DE4030911E5C4C10000385276C2#35dcf1a0030a11e5a3d50
000385276c2#35dcf1a0030a11e5a3d50000385276c2#0#Thread[HTTP Worker
[@716200248],5,Dedicated_Application_Thread]#Plain##
Error getting attribute layout information
[EXCEPTION] com.sap.security.core.wd.exception.UmeUiPersistenceException:
The unique ID is null and principal cannot be bound!
at com.sap.security.core.wd.umeuifactory.UmeUiFactoryCompInterface.handleThr owable(UmeUiFactoryCompInterface.java:3083)
...

SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

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