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3400672 - How to prevent approved Single Record Approval record from being edited or deleted

Symptom

There is business requirement to prevent any change or deletion on an already approved single record approval recording. 
This KBA explains how it can be done and what the current limitation is.

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Time Sheet
  • SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking

Resolution

  • Scenario 1: The Time Sheet is in To Be Submitted status
    • Prevent change on approved SRA recording
      This can be achieved via a save rule like below in Employee Time Sheet Entry object definition

      This rule prevents any change on any approved single record approval. You can further adjust the rule based on your business requirement.
    • Prevent deletion on approved SRA recording
      This can be achieved by a delete rule like below in Employee Time Sheet Entry object definition


      This rule prevents deletion on any approved single record approval. You can further adjust the rule based on your business requirement.
  • Scenario 2: The Time Sheet is in To be Approved status
    • When the time sheet is submitted and pending approval, the time sheet itself is not in editable mode. You will have to withdraw the time sheet to make any change. And once the To be Approved is withdrawn, it becomes To be Submitted status.
      So by default, there is no option to delete or change an approved single record approval record in a To be Approved time sheet. 
  • Scenario 3: The Time Sheet is in Approved status
    • There is known limitation that currently it is not possible to prevent change or deletion of SRA record on an approved time sheet. 
      As possible workaround, you can consider using Time Recording Admissibility to prevent amendment on approved time sheet.

Keywords

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Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HXM Suite all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking all versions