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3594851 - Error Occurs When Giving Badges For Contingent Workers.

Symptom

Error occurs when giving badges for contingent workers:

"<employee> is a contingent worker. You cannot give a badge to a contingent worker"

Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - People Profile
  • SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Contingent Workforce

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In Latest People Profile, navigate to Spotlight of a contingent worker.
  2. Add Badge(s) to the employee -> Click on 'Give Badge'.
  3. The error message "<employee> is a contingent worker. You cannot give a badge to a contingent worker" 

Resolution

  • This is currently an expected behavior as of 1H 2025 release.
  • Giving badges to contingent workers is not supported.

See Also

3467734 - Spotlight and Profile Preview in Latest People Profile

3527163 - Full Profile of the Latest People Profile FAQ

Keywords

Latest People Profile, spotlight, badge, contingent worker, cwk, cwf, is a contingent worker, You cannot give a badge to a contingent worker , KBA , LOD-SF-EP-SPP , People Profile - Spotlight , LOD-SF-EP-BGD , Background Elements , LOD-SF-EC-CWF , Contingent Workforce , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2411