2430160 - OData Upsert error: "Cannot upsert an inactive user.. with the index 0"

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• Trying to upsert a new User record via OData API.
• Entity name is: 'SFOData.User'
• The status passed in the request for the field status is: 'f'/'inactive'.
• It throws error message: "Cannot upsert an inactive user.. with the index 0" as follows.

   <entry>
        <content type="application/xml">
            <m:properties>
                <d:key m:null="true"></d:key>
                <d:status>ERROR</d:status>
                <d:editStatus m:null="true"></d:editStatus>
                <d:message>Cannot upsert an inactive user..  with the index 0</d:message>
                <d:index m:type="Edm.Int32">0</d:index>
                <d:httpCode m:type="Edm.Int32">500</d:httpCode>
                <d:inlineResults m:type="Bag(SFOData.UpsertResult)"></d:inlineResults>
            </m:properties>
        </content>
    </entry>

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