Symptom
When trying to approve a workflow following error appears: "error occurred when transitioning the workflow".
Environment
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Position Management
Cause
You are using Position to Job Relationships sync however Job Relationships Type field is disabled in manage business configuration. The job relationship type is a required field and should be enabled in the configuration as per documented guide: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_SUCCESSFACTORS_EMPLOYEE_CENTRAL/213711b5e5a847e2a20dfdd465346252/58c737a2e94d4508a685fd53fcb57b0c.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&state=undefined&version=2305&q=data%20object%20table&advAll=undefined&advAny=undefined&advPhr=undefined&advNot=undefined
Resolution
Please enable the job relationship type field in business configuration:
- Manage Business Configuration
- JobRelationshipsInfo
- Add and configure the Job Relationship Type field as guide:https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_SUCCESSFACTORS_EMPLOYEE_CENTRAL/213711b5e5a847e2a20dfdd465346252/58c737a2e94d4508a685fd53fcb57b0c.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&state=undefined&version=2305&q=data%20object%20table&advAll=undefined&advAny=undefined&advPhr=undefined&advNot=undefined
- Save it
After the above configuration you should receive no error.
Keywords
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