Symptom
- Cannot save job relationship record for matrix manager change due to error : "User \{0\} shouldn’t be their own manager.".
- Cannot save job information record for manager change due to error : "User \{0\} cannot be their own manager.".
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Resolution
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This was a known recommendation since beginning of the product however the validation to restrict data into system has been introduced with 1H 2024 (b2405) release.
- Documentation States following:
- Data Validation for Job Relationships (MSS and History UI)
- To ensure that an employee can't be their own manager or other standard relationship type.
However, for custom relationship types, the system raises a warning rather than an error.
See Also
2211816 Second Manager Cycle Detected. Please try again.
Keywords
ECT_service_layer_JOB_RELATIONS_MANGER_SAME_ID_WARNING, ECT_service_layer_JOBINFO_MANGER_SAME_ID, "cannot be HR manager of self" , " User B cannot be their own manager", unable to add employee as their own manager in job information or job relationship. , CS1H2024 , ECT-220757 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-JRL , Job Relationships , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-UI , History UI & MSS UI , Product Enhancement