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3592242 - Employee Import fails when using the same USERID as a hard purged user

Symptom

  • User was soft purged from the system using DRTM Master Data purge. 
  • The user was then hard purged from the system.
  • When performing an Employee Import with the same USERID, the import fails.

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 HCM Suite

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Perform a DRTM Master Data Purge through Data Retention Management (KBA 2615360 - DRTM Master Data Purge for Inactive Users - SAP for Me)
  2. Perform a Hard Purge of the user from the system through System Identifier Purge (KBA 2392076 - User Permanent or Hard Purge feature - SAP for Me)
  3. When import the user via Basic Import with the same USERID (KBA 2694102 - How to do Basic User Import Including &&NO_OVERWRITE&& Condition - SAP for Me), the basic import fails, and the user is not created.

Resolution

  1. If the user is hard purged from the instance the user will not reflect in Data Inspector Tool when searched. To do this, you can refer the KBA 3375924 - How To check User Status Via Data inspector - SAP for Me
  2. Post that, you need to perform the check in Check Tool. To enable the Check tool, you need to have the below mentioned permissions as mentioned on the KBA 2472648 - Using the Check Tool to check SuccessFactors configuration - SAP for Me
    • Role-Based Permission Prerequisites:
      • You have the following Administrator Check Tool permissions:
        1. Access Check Tool
        2. Allow Configuration Export
        3. Allow Check Tool Quick Fix
  3. Perform the Check in the Check Tool: Check Tool -> User Management -> Each employee’s person data is correctly associated with corresponding employment data. (OrphanPersonGOs) -> Run 1 Check & Quick Fix (KBA 3373254 - New check tool for Orphan Users and Orphan PersonGOs in b2311 - SAP for Me)
  4. The check will delete all the Orphan Data present on the instance.

5. The above image is from demo instance where there are no issues. If any issues exist, then perform a Quick Fix and the issues will get resolved.

6. Post running the Quick Fix, perform the Basic Import again with the same user ID and same user data and the user will get created on the instance.

See Also

  • KBA 2615360 - DRTM Master Data Purge for Inactive Users - SAP for Me
  • KBA 2392076 - User Permanent or Hard Purge feature - SAP for Me
  • KBA 2694102 - How to do Basic User Import Including &&NO_OVERWRITE&& Condition - SAP for Me
  • KBA 3375924 - How To check User Status Via Data inspector - SAP for Me
  • KBA 2472648 - Using the Check Tool to check SuccessFactors configuration - SAP for Me
  • KBA 3373254 - New check tool for Orphan Users and Orphan PersonGOs in b2311 - SAP for Me

Keywords

Activate Hard Purged User, Orphan Data, Reactivate Purged User, Purge, Hard Purge, Check Tool, DRTM Master Data Purge, SuccessFactors, Platform,Employee Import, failed , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-MNG , Manage user Issues , LOD-SF-EC-PER , Person Data (All Person Data Types) , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite 2511