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3356755 - Unable to perform API Upserts - SuccessFactors OData API

Symptom

You are trying to perform an Upsert, and is receiving an error equal or similar to the one below: 

"ChangeSet index 1 - User XXX doesn't have the 'Employee Central HRIS odata API' admin edit permission! "

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite

    • SuccessFactors OData API

Cause

API User is lacking Admin-Mode permission.

Resolution

Please grant the API user the Admin-Mode permissions, as they are necessary for API Upserts. 

Please find below the Guide explanation about this: 

Authorization/Action

In Permission..., choose

Additional Info

User Mode (Query Only)

  • Effective-dated entities:

    User Permissions  Employee Central Effective Dated Entities

  • Non effective-dated entities:

    User Permissions  Employee Data

  • Workflow entities:

    Administrator Permissions  Manage Workflows  Manage Workflow Requests

You can grant view permissions at entity and field levels.

Upsert, that is import information in your instance, is only available in Admin Mode.

Admin Mode (Query)Administrator Permissions  Employee Central API  Employee Central HRIS OData API (read-only)

This permission allows users to query all HRIS objects and overrides entity-level and field-level view permissions.

If you want to upsert HRIS objects, you need to have the Admin Mode (Upsert) authorization.
Admin Mode (Upsert)Administrator Permissions  Employee Central API  Employee Central HRIS OData API (editable)

This permission allows users to upsert all HRIS objects and overrides entity-level and field-level edit permissions.

If you want to query HRIS objects, you need to have the entity-level or field-level view permissions, or have the Admin Mode (Query) authorization.

See Also

Permission Settings | SAP Help Portal

Keywords

unable to perform upsert,upserts, doesn't have the 'Employee Central HRIS odata API' admin edit permission, Employee Central HRIS odata API, UPSERT, update, insert. , KBA , LOD-SF-INT-ODATA , OData API Framework , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite all versions