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2673036 - Error during Employee Photo Upload

Symptom

During Employee Photo Upload, error is displayed: 

"An application error occurred. Check the console log for more details".

“An application error occurred. Please try again later, or notify support if the issue keeps occurring. ” 

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

  • Employee Profile

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to People  > Header;
  2. Edit Profile Picture > Upload New Picture;
  3. Save Changes:

    Error when uploading.png

Cause

Possible application error during Employee Profile Photo Upload could be:

  • Invalid photo format;
  • Photo is corrupted;
  • Photo is too large (for example, a single photo is 7 MB) .

Resolution

Solution 1: Use Paint tool

  1. Open the Photo using Paint Tool;
  2. Save the Photo without any changes (PNG or JPG Format);
  3. Upload the photo;
  4. Save Changes

Solution 2: Use Snipping Tool/ Snagit Tool

  1. Open the Photo;
  2. Capture the image using the image;
  3. Save Photo;
  4. Upload Photo;
  5. Save Changes.

In addition, keep in mind that photo should have at least the following configuration/format:

Maximum file size: 2MB
File format: PNG/JPG 
Dimension Ratio: 3 wide by 4 high preferred

Keywords

SuccessFactors, Photo Upload Failure, An application error occurred, People Profile, Header, Upload Photo, csg_q , KBA , LOD-SF-EP-PHO , Photo Management , LOD-SF-EP , People Profile , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite 1511