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3463980 - Background Image is editable on spotlight though setting is disabled in Configure Latest People Profile

Symptom

Background image is editable on Spotlight though "Allow employees to edit background image” is disabled in Configure Latest People Profile > General Settings.

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Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Profile

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Configure Latest People Profile.
  2. Make sure “Allow employees to edit background image” is unchecked.
  3. Login instance "sfadmin" or any system admin / Proxy as "user A".
  4. View their own spotlight.
  5. Background Image is editable.
  6.   

Resolution

  • From 2H 2025 Employees can now upload their own background images. As an administrator, you can control this feature in the Configure Latest People Profile admin tool.
  • To prevent employees from uploading background images, select the option Disable background image uploads by employees. This setting is off by default.
  • Previously, employees could only use background images from the image library. For more information, see Configuring Background Images for the Latest People Profile.

See Also

Keywords

INC8076697, Background image, Background picture, image, photo, spotlight, editable, visible, Allow employees to edit background image, Configure people profile, 1H2024, 2H2025, Latest people profile , KBA , LOD-SF-EP-SPP , People Profile - Spotlight , LOD-SF-EP , People Profile , LOD-SF-EP-CPP , Configure People Profile , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions