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2728366 - Create Position button is missing - Headcount Planning

Symptom

Create Position button is missing in the Plan, even though the line item is approved

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Environment

SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics (ANA) - All versions

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log in to Headcount Planning as an approver
  2. Open the parent plan or one of the subplans
  3. Click in the aggregated table to drill to the list view for a section of the plan
  4. Find an approved line item and click on the Action icon
  5. The "Create position" button is missing

The screenshot below shows where the button is expected to appear:

button.png

Cause

The user does not have permission to create position in Employee Central i.e. Manage Data > Create New > Position.

Resolution

This is an expected behavior in Headcount Planning. The user will need the permission to create position in Employee Central to have the "Create Position" button showing in the plan.

See Also

2537195 - Position Management - User Assistance Documentation link

2536955 - Headcount Planning - User Assistance Documentation link

Keywords

Create Position button is missing in the Plan the line item is approved Headcount Planning , KBA , LOD-SF-WFA , Workforce Analytics & Planning , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Workforce Analytics all versions