SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

2379973 - Incumbent Can Nominate Themselves as a Successor of Their Current Position in the Succession Org Chart

Symptom

When an incumbent reviews successors for their current position, they can select themself as a successor.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Succession Planning

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log in to system
  2. Navigate to Home dropdown > Succession
  3. Select the Succession Org Chart tab
  4. Search for your position card > click on the Add Successor icon
  5. Select the Named Successors tab > Add Successor
  6. Select Internal Candidates > select yourself
  7. Populate relevant details > Save
  8. Can successfully nominate yourself as the successor to your current position
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Cause

Exclude nominees from seeing themselves within a succession plan is not enabled

Resolution

Please follow the steps in Implementing and Managing Succession - Excluding Nominees from Seeing Themselves Within a Succession Plan.

See Also

Implementing and Managing Succession - Excluding Nominees from Seeing Themselves Within a Succession Plan

Keywords

information, Succession Org Chart, incumbent, nominee, successor, successors, nominations, own position, node, card, talent, SCM, success factors, sf, sfsf, nominees, positions, incumbents, SCM-13460, SCM-14195 , KBA , LOD-SF-SCM-ORG , Succession Org Chart , LOD-SF-SCM-ADM , Admin Center, RBP, Permissions and Settings , LOD-SF-SCM-PTV , Position Tile View , LOD-SF-SCM-NOM , Nominations - Form Based and Formless , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development 2005