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3305544 - Application Error upon approving a Leave of Absence workflow

Symptom

You have requested a Leave of Absence for an employee and, upon approving the workflow, an application error is thrown.

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create an absence for an employee;
  2. Select a LOA absence time type;
  3. Approve the workflow;
  4. Observe the behavior.

Cause

There's a rule at Position level object that's triggering an error message.

Resolution

Review your rule configuration with an Implementation Partner in order for it to meet your business requirements OR remove it completely as a momentary workaround.

Keywords

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Product

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