Symptom
- The "Alternative Cost Center" card does not appear for certain employees in the Latest Profile.
- Clicking on the "Add" button under "Alternative Cost Distribution" card does not trigger any action.
- The "Alternative Cost Distribution" card disappears after importing a file with employee data.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
Reproducing the Issue
- Search for an employee in the Latest Profile.
- Navigate to the "Alternative Cost Center" card.
- Attempt to click on the "Ad" button.
- Observe that no action occurs.
- Also, import a file with employee data.
- Observe that the "Alternative Cost Center" card disappears after the import.
Cause
- The default screen ID was not maintained for the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object in the Configure Object Definitions.
- Missing object-level permissions for the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object prevented the "Add" button from being visible to non-Super Admin roles.
Resolution
- Navigate to "Configure Object Definitions" page.
- Add the default screen (ID: EmpCostDistribution, which is pre-delivered) for the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object.
- Ensure that the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object-level permissions are granted to the relevant user roles.
See Also
- SAP Guide: Enabling Alternative Cost Distribution
- SAP Guide: Importing Data for Alternative Cost Distribution
Keywords
alternative cost distribution, latest profile, people profile, card missing, add button unresponsive, object definition, default screen ID, object-level permissions, import issue, SAP SuccessFactors, Employee Central, SF, EC, ACD , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-CMP-ACD , Alternate Cost Distribution , LOD-SF-EP-FPP , People Profile - Full Profile , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions
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