SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3532504 - Public Profile can be accessed by Proxy users without Employee Profile rights.

Symptom

Public Profile can be accessed by a proxy user despite not being granted Employee Profile rights in Proxy Management.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors HCM

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to Proxy Management
  2. Assign User A to Proxy as User B with rights to modules such as Reporting or Recruiting. 
  3. Proxy as User B. 
  4. Hit the Profile icon in the top right corner. 
  5. Hit "Public Profile". 
  6. Profile info can be seen and some fields (e.g. description/profile pic) can even be changed even if the full profile can't be accessed. 

Cause

Expected behaviour. 

Resolution

After a thorough investigation, Engineering and Product Management confirmed this is expected behaviour. 

See Also

Keywords

SuccessFactors, BizX, Proxy, Proxy Management, Grant, Granted, Rights, Modules, Public Profile.  , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-PRX , Proxy , Bug Filed

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Core all versions