Symptom
Background image is editable on Spotlight though "Allow employees to edit background image” is disabled in Configure Latest People Profile > General Settings.
"Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Profile
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Configure Latest People Profile.
- Make sure “Allow employees to edit background image” is unchecked.
- Login instance "sfadmin" or any system admin / Proxy as "user A".
- View their own spotlight.
- Background Image is editable.
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
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