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3664129 - Alternative Cost Distribution card missing or unresponsive in Latest People Profile - Employee Central

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

  1. Search for an employee in the Latest Profile.
  2. Navigate to the "Alternative Cost Center" card.
  3. Attempt to click on the "Ad" button.
  4. Observe that no action occurs.
  5. Also, import a file with employee data.
  6. 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

  1. Navigate to "Configure Object Definitions" page.
  2. Add the default screen (ID: EmpCostDistribution, which is pre-delivered) for the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object.
  3. Ensure that the "Alternative Cost Distribution" object-level permissions are granted to the relevant user roles.

See Also

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