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3566748 - Job Information error when changing Position as Manager: 'You do not have permission to edit value"

Symptom

  • An error message "You do not have permission to edit value, please contact your system administrator" is received when trying to update position via edit job information.
  • The issue occurs when onChange rule sets value to Supervisor field linked to the new position
  • The error prevents the completion of the job information update.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Login/Proxy as a Manager
  2. Open the profile of the specified employee
  3. Navigate to job information and change the position 
    1. 'Supervisor' field will change value via onChange Rule
  4. Attempt to save the changes. The error message is displayed - ''You do not have permission to edit value, please contact your system administrator" 

Cause

This a know issue. The onChange rule on the position is changing the Supervisor field value and the user performing the change does not have edit permission on the Supervisor field. Rule should overcome permissions settings.

Resolution

The solution to this issue is currently under investigation. Please follow this KBA for updates.

Keywords

Supervisor, Manager, Permission, Edit, Value, Rule, onChange, Position, INC10743497, Read-only protection validate failed, mismatchedFields=[jobInfo-manager-id], CS20250009241674, KI2411 , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-JOB , Job Information , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-UI , History UI & MSS UI , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-RUL , Job Info Business Rules , Known Error

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions