Symptom
You notice ExternalUser entities are no longer available in the OData API Data Dictionary and wish to make them available again
ExternalUser entities are no longer upsertable via Post method
Examples:
ExternalUser
ExtPersonalInfo
ExtPhoneInfo
ExtEmailInfo
ExtAddressInfo
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors OData API
Cause
Access controls to "External User Data" and "External User Personal Data" are missing
Resolution
Expected behaviour. Due to security concerns, ExternalUser entities will no longer be available to users, unless the "Enable External Learning User" flag is activated in Provisioning:
The expected current behaviour is that, when "External User" feature is OFF, neither "External User Personal Data" nor "External User Data" can be accessed by any type of User. When the feature is ON, Internal Users can access all "External User Data" and "External User Personal Data", while External Users can only access their own "External User Data" and "External User Personal Data"
Keywords
ExternalUser, ExtPersonalInfo, ExtPhoneInfo, ExtEmailInfo, ExtAddressInfo, ECT-185284, AO-3884, PTCH-37458, , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , How To