Symptom
When you click on the Custom View link you get an error that says “You are not authorized to view this data for the selected user.”
Environment
SuccessFactors Compensation
SuccessFactors Variable Pay
Reproducing the Issue
Access your form / Executive Review click on the custom view link you have. You will be redirected to another page and the error is displayed.
Cause
You do not have permission to access the view / portlet / block.
Resolution
Make sure that the user who will click the link have permission to the view / portlet / block.
The Employee Profile view permission is under User Permissions > Employee Views and the portlet permission is under User Permissions > Employee Data > Background
If permission has been granted and still the error persist, Engineering Team is doing an investigation about it – no initial findings yet. This article will be updated as soon as the cause and fix has been identified. (EDU-11227)
See Also
Keywords
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