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2945481 - "Error: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is already associated to Person Id XXXXX. It cannot be re-assigned." on Biographical Info Import

Symptom

  • When importing Biographical Info, the system throws an error "Error: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is already associated to Person Id XXXXX. It cannot be re-assigned."
  • per-person-uuid is already associated to another person-id-external
  • Duplicate per-person-uuid causing import failure

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Import Employee Data.
  2. Import Biographical Info.
  3. Upon import, the system throws the error.
    • Error: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is already associated to Person Id XXXXX. It cannot be re-assigned.

Cause

The string of characters in the error received is called the per-person-uuid. This is a Unique ID that is stored on the database level for integration purposes. 

If the per-person-uuid has been created using an unsupported or incorrect process, there are instances wherein it is getting duplicated. Since this is meant to be a unique value per user, the system throws this error as a result during import.

Resolution

1.Please go to Check Tool>Person Identifier >run check for "Each person has a unique UUID.  " and then check the result and follow the proposed solution.

2. If you are not able to solve it from your end, please kindly reach out to Product Support for assistance in correcting the data and Customer must provide a written approval for an update script. Operations Team needs to check the data from the database. If correction is needed, a script may be run as advised.

See Also

  • 2391798 - UID - Universal Unique Identifier not visible in the UI
  • 2493579 - Employee Central: Person/User IDs Used Within Employee Central - SuccessFactors Employee Profile

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions