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3300297 - Workflow approval Notification/To Do getting triggered to Inactive External Onboarding user

Symptom

 Workflow approval Notification/To Do getting triggered to Inactive External Onboarding user (future hire).

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: Workflow

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: Suite Integration

Reproducing the Issue

  • Hire new onboarding user with future hire date
  • Check the user is in Drafts of Manage Pending Hire page (Onboarding list)
  • Create a data change workflow for existing user in system
  • Approval sent to manager/supervisor who is a future onboarding user in Employee Central

Cause

Known limitation/gap that Onboarding 2.0 user who is a future manager but still is considered as a supervisor; even though the user is not converted to an employee in Employee Central. This is because Job Information records are already created even before the user is completely hired. 

Resolution

  • This is an enhancement request
  • No work-around identified
  • This KB will be updated once the fix planned date is confirmed
  • This is being tracked under the enhancement request ECT-214398. You may contact your CSM or call our hotline number to know status of this enhancement request.

Keywords

hire, workflow, onboarding, pending hire, drafts, dynamic, notification,  ECT-214398, supervisor, manager , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-WFL-RUT , Workflow Routing, Dynamic Roles & Groups , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , LOD-SF-EC-INT , Manage Pending Hires (Integration RCM/ ONB/ OBX + UI) , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions