Symptom
When an incumbent tries to add themself as a successor to their position, receive an error:
You don't have permission to nominate yourself. Please select a different user to proceed.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Succession Planning
Reproducing the Issue
- Log in to system
- Navigate to Home dropdown > Succession
- Select the Succession Org Chart tab
- Search for your position card > click on the Add Successor icon
- Select the Named Successors tab > Add Successor
- Select Internal Candidates > search for yourself
- Receive error
Cause
Exclude nominees from seeing themselves within a succession plan is enabled
Resolution
You can disable the setting by following the steps in Implementing and Managing Succession - Excluding Nominees from Seeing Themselves Within a Succession Plan.
See Also
Keywords
Succession Org Chart, incumbent, nominee, successor, successors, nominations, own position, node, card, talent, SCM, success factors, sf, sfsf, nominees, positions, incumbents, SCM-13460, SCM-14195 , KBA , LOD-SF-SCM-ORG , Succession Org Chart , LOD-SF-SCM-NOM , Nominations - Form Based and Formless , LOD-SF-SCM-ADM , Admin Center, RBP, Permissions and Settings , Problem