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3606938 - 1H 2025 - Enhancement in Job Info Validation for Manager Cycle is showing both the old and the new enhanced message.

Symptom

Two Validation messages are thrown in the Job Info for Manager cycle validation which is redundant and not intended as part of the enhancement, one with the old text and another with the new enhanced text when updating a user as his own Manager in the Job Info. 

  • The system cannot save your changes, because the manager XXX would become their own manager in the reporting line. Choose another manager or contact your HR admin.
  • User XXX cannot be their own manager.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central: Job Information

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the Job Info of any user
  2. Action > Change Job and Compensation Info
  3. Update his/her Emp Id in the Manger field 
  4. Save
  5. Two Validation Error messages are thrown which is redundant and not intended as part of the enhancement.

Cause

Engineering has identified this as a defect. 

Resolution

See Also

Keywords

ECT-241507, Enhanced Error Message for Manager Cycle Validation, b2505, 1H 2025, KI2505, ECT-254397, Enhancements in Job Information, Data Validation, The system cannot save your changes, because the manager XXX would become their own manager in the reporting line. Choose another manager or contact your HR admin, User XXX cannot be their own manager, PTCH-47193

, KBA , LOD-SF-EC-JOB-UI , History UI & MSS UI , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , LOD-SF-EC-JOB , Job Information , Known Error

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2505