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2607545 - Error on "User has no API Visibility on object" When Creating Job Requisition from Position - Recruiting/Employee Central

Symptom

  • When trying to create a Job Requisition from Position Org Chart, the user receives the following error message:
  • User has no API Visibility on object xxxx. Contact system administrator to enable read permission on the field xxxx of object type xxxx.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Login or proxy as the affected user
  2. Go to Company Info -> Position Org Chart
  3. Try to create a Job Requisition from a Position
  4. Receive the error message

Cause

There will be two possible reasons for this error and both will be related to missing Role Based Permissions. Below are the possible missing RBPs:

  • Manage Foundation Objects Types (View/Edit)
  • Employee Central API - Employee Central Foundation OData API (read-only) and Employee Central HRIS OData API (read-only)

Resolution

  1. Determine the Permission Role for the user
  2. Go to Admin Center -> Manage Permission Roles
  3. Find and Edit the Role for the affected user
  4. Click on the Permission
  5. On the left, select Manage Foundation Objects Types
  6. Then grant permission to the object with "View", "Create" or "Insert"
  7. Back on the left, select Employee Central API
  8. Then grant permission to Employee Central Foundation OData API (read-only) and Manage Foundation Objects Types
  9. Click Done, then Save Changes
  10. Log off and on again, the issue should be solved

See Also

2250344 - SuccessFactors: How to enable OData API

Keywords

Create Job Requisition, Position Org Chart, location_obj, with the index 0; Sorry, the requisition cannot be created. Creation of a job requisition for position, User has no API Visibility on object location, location_obj , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-POS , Position Integration , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions