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3613905 - Benefit Dependency Error During Termination

Symptom

Error: "A Benefit Dependency exists. You must delimit the Dependent Benefit(s) xxx before delimiting the Leading Benefit xxx."

Environment

Global Benefits (LOD-SF-GBF)

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Take Action -> Terminate an employee 
  2. The expectation is that it should trigger a work/life event configuration that should automatically end the benefits as of a configured date. The Latter part is NOT working smoothly due to this dependency in question.
  3. Workflow is holding up the delimitation of the  plan when navigated on Benefits admin overview -> Benefit events log.
  4. Failed log record against the benefit Error: "A Benefit Dependency exists. You must delimit the Dependent Benefit(s) XXX before delimiting the Leading Benefit XXX.

Cause

Known Defect

Resolution

  1. As per Engineering, the fix is still under review, with a tentative patch deployment scheduled on 2H2025 release. Please follow this KBA for updates.
  2. As a workaround:

 [1] Try approving the pending workflow for dependent benefit(xxx), and then re-trigger the event.

 [2] Try removing Workflow from the dependent benefit(xxx), and then re trigger the event.

See Also

a href="https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_SUCCESSFACTORS_EMPLOYEE_CENTRAL/6e6f99c62c644fc9a3111a3063dc8a62/de9f25b9ca584d0eaacff330edbdd0ec.html?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=2411" Managing Benefit Dependencies /a

Keywords

benefit dependency, termination, sap successfactors, employee central, health savings account monthly, eyemed, workflow, error, benefit events log, global benefits , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-GBF , Global Benefits , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions