SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3676267 - Application error occurred when using the "Approve with comment" or "Decline with comment" features for the time off workflow on the home page - 2H2025

Symptom

When approver is attempting to approve the time off workflow using the "Approve with comment" or "Decline with comment" functionality on the home page results in an error message for approvers.

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Proxy as Approver.
  2. Navigate to the home page and select one of the time-off workflows. 
  3. Click on Approve with comments.
  4. Add a comment and click on approve.  
  5. Error occurs:  
      internalMessage=Error performing action  
      errorMessage=Deserialize parameter failed. Tree should be empty but still has content left: comments  
      name=Error  
      code=BadArgument  

    Resolution

    • Product Engineering is investigating a solution.
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    See Also

    Keywords

    KI2H2025, INC16344185, approve, workflow, error, comment, time-off, decline, approve with comment, KI2511, b2511, 2H2511, 2H 2025,internalMessage=Error performing action errorMessage=Deserialize parameter failed. Tree should be empty but still has content left: comments name=Error  code=BadArgument.  , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-TIM-WAN , Workflows - Alerts - Notifications , LOD-SF-EC-WFL , Workflows - Configuration, Tools, Objects & Rules , LOD-SF-EC-WFL-REQ , My Pending Requests, ToDo's & Mass Approvals , Bug Filed

    Product

    SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central 2411