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2958637 - Error - Benefit Enrollment Workflow: ???BENEFITS_INVALID_PREVIOUS_ENROLLMENT_ID???

Symptom

The following error is thrown when trying to approve a Benefit Enrollment Workflow: ???BENEFITS_INVALID_PREVIOUS_ENROLLMENT_ID???

Environment

 Employee Central - Global Benefits

Reproducing the Issue

1. Open Benefit Enrollment Workflow
2. Click Approve
3. Error: ???BENEFITS_INVALID_PREVIOUS_ENROLLMENT_ID???

Cause

This is a known problem with Insurance type enrollments.

Resolution

This issue was fixed in 2H 2020. However, if you're still facing the issue, please the following work-aroind:

Workaround: 

1. Open the enrollment on the workflow that is throwing the error
2. Note the Benefit Name and Insurance Plan from the enrollment
3. Now open the Benefit from Benefits Admin Overview or Manage Data
4. On the Benefit configuration move the Insurance Plan you noted previously to be the first entry in the list of Insurance Plans included on the Benefit
5. Save
6. Now you will be able to approve Workflow

Keywords

???BENEFITS_INVALID_PREVIOUS_ENROLLMENT_ID???, Benefit, Benefites, Invalid, Previous, Enrollment, Enrolment, ID, Workflow, Approval, Error, Insurance, Plan, BEN-5788, INC0058288, INC0075925, , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-GBF , Global Benefits , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions