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3622230 - Skipped Approval Step Displays Initiator's Photo Instead of Approver's in Workflow Activity

Symptom

When an approval step is skipped in a workflow, the activity side panel displays the initiator’s photo instead of the skipped approver’s photo for the Skipped Step activity.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central - Workflows

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Configure a workflow with duplicate approvers.
  2. Initiate the workflow.
  3. Go to Manage Workflow Requests and search for the initiated workflow.
  4. In the activity side panel, the initiator’s photo is shown for the skipped step instead of the skipped approver’s photo.

Cause

This is expected system behavior because the steps are skipped during workflow initiation. As a result, the system assigns the initiator as the actor for those skipped steps, which is why their photo is displayed.

Resolution

For updates to design, please raise an enhancement request by following KBA 2090228 on "How to submit an enhancement request" as process.

See Also

2090228 - How to submit enhancement ideas for SAP SuccessFactors Products - SAP for Me

Keywords

Workflow, Initiator, Approver, Photo, Skip, Skipped, Step, Incorrect, Wrong, Duplicate, Expected, Activity, Side Panel, Request Page, SuccessFactors , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , LOD-SF-EC , Employee Central , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2505