Symptom
- When attempting to select a from any object in Canvas Report.
- The field is greyed out in selected object.
- The error message displayed is: "For data security reasons this field is not selectable."
Environment
- Roles & Permissions
Reproducing the Issue
- Navigate to Report Center and create a new Canvas report.
- After dragging and dropping any object into the report, attempt to select fields from it.
- You'll notice that some fields appear greyed out.
- When you hover over these fields, a message is displayed: 'For data security reasons this field is not selectable.'
Cause
- The issue is caused by missing Role-Based Permissions (RBP) for the affected field.
Resolution
- Verify that the user creating the advanced report has the appropriate Role-Based Permissions (RBP) for the affected field
- Navigate to "Manage Permission Roles" in SAP SuccessFactors.
- Select the role assigned to the affected user.
- If the field is from Job information object, then under "Employee central effective dated entities," provide permission for the field
- Ensure that data is maintained for at least one user for the affected field.
Keywords
Advance, canvas report, sap successfactors employee central, job information, role-based permissions, rbp, employee central effective dated entities, data security reasons, field not selectable, advanced reporting, missing permissions, Greyed out, For data security reasons this field is not selectable , KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-RBP , Roles & Permissions , Problem
Product
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite 2511
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