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3628670 - How to prevent admins from searching, viewing, and editing custom fields for user

Symptom

How to prevent admins from searching, viewing, and editing custom fields for user.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Learning

Resolution

This can be controlled by removing the following permissions from the admin's role.

The permission 'View User Custom Field' contains under permission ID 'System Administration', controls the 'View' option in the search results for User Custom Fields. (Learning Administration -> System Administration -> Custom Fields -> User-> Search)

  • If this permission is removed from the admin's role, the admin will not able to see the 'view' option in the search results for User Custom Fields. 
  • If the permission 'Edit User Custom Field' is removed from the admin's role, the admin will not able to see the 'Edit' option in the search results for User Custom Fields. 

The "Search User Custom Field" permission contains under the permission ID 'search', controls the User Custom Fields search.

  • If this permission is removed from the admin's role, the admin will no longer be able to search custom fields for user (Learning Administration -> System Administration -> Custom Fields -> User).

The 'View User Custom Fields' permission contains under permission ID 'People Management', controls the custom fields visibility in user's details page.

  • If this permission is removed from the admin's role, the admin will not able to see the 'custom fields' in user's details page (Learning Administration-> People-> Users-> Search user-> User Details)

See Also

2774845 - Questions regarding Learning permissions, roles, and restrictions

Keywords

sap successfactors learning, lms, custom fields, admin role, search users, permissions, view custom fields, system administration, training assignments, add learning history, block search options, edit custom fields, search custom fields, view custom fields for user, user custom fields , KBA , LOD-SF-LMS-WOR , Roles & Workflows , LOD-SF-LMS , Learning Management System , How To

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Learning 2505