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2810882 - Head of Department is not a valid worker - Employee Central

Symptom

When trying to insert or make a correction in a department the following error appear: 
Head of Department is not a valid worker

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • Position Management

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Manage Data
  2. Click on Make Correction or Insert a New Record
  3. Change any field
  4. Hit Save

Result: Head of Department is not a valid worker

Cause

Possible cause: The Parent Department stored on the being changed department has no valid employee/incumbent tied to the Manager Position to be the head for this Parent Department.

Resolution

Add a valid user to be the Manage Position on the Parent Department stored on the subject department.

Keywords

Head of Department is not a valid worker, is not a valid worker, user is not a valid worker , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS , Position Management , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions