2888224 - Change / Reset User Login Password with preferred value using SFOdata.User API Entity

This KBA document discusses a sample Odata Upsert request to change or reset User Login Password with your preferred value via SFOdata.User Entity

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To Change or Reset password of an existing user using SFOdata.User, use below request format with minimum required field/property.

 Request Payload Body : (raw - JSON format)

{
"__metadata":{
"uri":"User('<insert your userId here>')",
"type":"SFOData.User"
},
"userId":"<insert your userId here>",
"status":"t",
"password":"<insert your NEW password here>"
}

Notice : User status used is 't' which denotes as 'active' user. To know more about this see KBA 2736579. Status values are used to identify the different types of users and their state of activeness in the system.

Sample Postman Request :

For more sample for User Entity Use Cases Refer to User | SAP Help Portal 

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