3689191 - Error "Your new user request is awaiting approval by your organization's administrator" encountered during self onboarding connection setup in ich portal

Error "Your new user request is awaiting approval by your organization's administrator" is encountered during self onboarding connection setup in ich portal.

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SAP ICH

1. Navigate to the Manage Invitations tile.
2. Send an invitation to the business partner.
3. Business partner receives the email invite and accepts the invitation.
4. Business user accepts the invitation and encounters the error message.

This is the system design

1. Log in to the ICH portal with admin role/access.
2. Click on the Manage Users tile.
3. Approve the request by clicking on User Request.
   
   
   Once the admin user has approved the request, the business user must proceed with the following steps:

          a. Log in to the ICH Portal (stage environment).

          b. Click on the Manage Connections tile.

          c. Select Activate connection and set it to Connected.

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