Symptom
When using Fiori App "Maintain Employees" to create employee, you have the following message:
"Read-only access because HCM integration is active. Please use the Fiori app "Import Employees"."
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
Reproducing the Issue
1- Enter in the tile "Maintain Employee".
2- Click in "new".
3- Message "Read-only access because HCM integration is active. Please use the Fiori app "Import Employees".".
Cause
This app cannot be used in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition where instead of the Fiori App "Import Employees" or the replication of employee data from SuccessFactors Employee Central or an External HR Workforce Integration can be used.
If you are using the user "SAP_CUST_INI" you will have access to "Maintain Employees" but it is only needed for preset phase (for first login and onboarding of the first Business User). When the preset phase is finished this app does not work anymore.
Note: App Maintain Employees (App ID F2288 in Fiori Library) is only available in SAP Marketing Cloud or SAP Integrated Business Planning Cloud. This application directly generates the Business Partner in BUP003 role with no connection to the HCM module.
Resolution
Use the Fiori app "Import Employees".
See Also
KBA 2646803 - How to maintain employees data in an SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition.
KBA 2555311 - FAQ - Import Employees app.
KBA 2729521 - Read-only access because HCM Integration is active.
Fiori App "Maintain Employees".
Fiori app "Import Employees".
Keywords
Import Employees, Maintain Employees, HCM integration. , KBA , CA-GTF-BUM , Business User Management , How To