Symptom
After changing one employee's manager, a new position is auto generated and assigned to the employee.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite Core
- Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
1. Go to employee profile of sample employee
2. Edit job information >> select effective date, event = data change, event reason = data change, change manager to a new one >> save >> you will see a new position is auto generated and assigned to the employee
Cause
When Leading Hierarchy under ‘Position Management Settings’ is Reporting Hierarchy:
If the employee’s position is a shared position, a new position is created (based on the existing one) below the new manager’s position.
Resolution
There are 2 resolutions:
1.change Leading Hierarchy to 'Position Hierarchy'
or
2.set 'multiple incumbent' of the employee's position as No
See Also
2651788 - Move Position button not appearing when Supervisor is changed in MSS - Employee Central
Handbook: Implementing Position Management >> Scenarios for the Leading Hierarchy
Handbook:Position Reclassification and Position Transfer | SAP Help Portal
Keywords
Shared position, Leading Hierarchy, Reporting Hierarchy, Multiple incumbents , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-POS , Position Management , Problem